Exotic meal

I was brought to a quiet little town out of the city for dinner last night. One couldn't help but wonder what attraction this quiet little village had to offer.

It's a quiant Chinese restaurant. The food - exotic animals.
For the initiated, eating deer, ostrich or wild boar would be a normal thing. After all, it's readily available everywhere.

But what about squirrels? Bats? Snakes? Bear paws?

Yeap, this place has it. Good thing we went in a small group, and had to limit ourselfs to a small selection. AND, good thing they're out of Bats. Ewww.....

But we had squirrels, cooked with black pepper. No snakes. No paws. I know, it's restricted. Anyway, the chef made it clear, they don't go importing such stuffs. They cook what they catch in the surround forest. (Isn't that still illegal?).

Now a little review of the squirrel meat. (Sorry no photos. I didn't have my camera with me, nor would want to provide incriminating evidence of this deed).

First off, the thighs were so tiny, is as if we're having mini-drumsticks. It's passable as duck meat, if the bones and ribs were not so obviously cut. And the texture is not that much different from ducks. A little hard, stringy stuff, not much of a taste to be distinct.

As I was munching away, wild thoughts sprung to mind. Of the few notables, I wondered if there are any disease common to squirrels. Or how it was killed. Or how it was stripped of its skin. Or am I committing another great boo boo.

Thoughts easily washed off by large gulps of Carlsberg. Naughty naughty...