Lunch - Fear Factor style

If you've ever seen the TV show Fear Factor, you've seen people eat some scary stuff. Eating in China can be an adventure, too. I went to lunch with a large group of colleagues today and we ate family style. Some of the dishes I sampled:

• Spicy frog stew (in a broth packed with red chiles)
• Pumpkin coated with a sauce of brined duck egg yolk
• Spicy stew of unknown beef organs (my friends weren't sure, but they think the organs are from the cow's neck)
• Chicken feet pickled in rice wine

Have you ever tried to eat chicken feet? Don't bother. As you might guess, there's not much but a few nibbles of chewy skin. And the mystery beef organs? Not bad, actually.