Would you like to have a McPenis?
Animal Penis on the menu at new Beijing restaurant
By Ca-mie De Souza, Channel NewsAsia
BEIJING: China is well known for its exotic cuisine, from skewered scorpions to dog meat and monkey brains. Now, you can even dine in a specialty penis restaurant in the capital Beijing.
Gao Jianwu enjoys entertaining his friends at the newly opened Guolizhuang Restaurant, located beside Beijing's West Lake.
From the outside it looks like any other upmarket Chinese restaurant, but inside, it boasts an unusual dining experience.
You get a hint from this sign at the entrance which says, "What's in the pot makes you strong."
A recreated courtyard with a plush décor, it is supposed to give customers a sumptuous, classy dining experience, even if the menu is of the exotic variety
Customers, mostly businessmen and government officials, pay an average of US$25 each to feast on animal penises.
Diners can chose from cows, horses, donkeys and deer, and, for US$400, the penis of a Canadian seal.
Said Yang Wen, manager, Guolizhuang Restaurant, "The cook cleans each penis for between one and two hours. This ensures that they are hygienic. We also pay attention to the nutritional value, how long to cook them, when to turn them over. It's all part of the recipe before we serve it."
The Chinese believe you are what you eat, so it's no surprise that most diners are men eager to boost their virility, although many laugh this off, saying they are just here for the novelty.
Said customer Gao Jianwu, "I don't consider this as a cure for ailments, more of a tonic. It's ultimately food and not medicine."
Nevertheless, waitress are trained to recite tales about the vigour of the animals to customers, who sometimes get a little cheeky.
“There are times when it gets awkward for us female staff," Zhu Yan, a waitress at Guolizhuang Restaurant, said.
To broaden its client base, the restaurant staff tell customers that their signature dishes are not just for men.
They claim the exotic dishes can smooth wrinkles and fight menopausal depression in women.
But even Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners warn that one must be careful about eating animal penises.
Said Zhu Jinglong, head, Baijuntang Chinese Medicare Academy, “An excess will affect the kidneys, leading to the body over-heating, moodiness, anxiety and shortness of breath. It will affect the blood flow between the heart and the brain. In the long-run, blood vessels will oxidise and this can easily lead to a stroke." - CNA /ct
Source taken from: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/201342/1/.html
maybe they should try cooking THE ALMIGHTY elephant's penis - big, long and strong. sure makes a man.
Animal Penis on the menu at new Beijing restaurant
By Ca-mie De Souza, Channel NewsAsia
BEIJING: China is well known for its exotic cuisine, from skewered scorpions to dog meat and monkey brains. Now, you can even dine in a specialty penis restaurant in the capital Beijing.
Gao Jianwu enjoys entertaining his friends at the newly opened Guolizhuang Restaurant, located beside Beijing's West Lake.
From the outside it looks like any other upmarket Chinese restaurant, but inside, it boasts an unusual dining experience.
You get a hint from this sign at the entrance which says, "What's in the pot makes you strong."
A recreated courtyard with a plush décor, it is supposed to give customers a sumptuous, classy dining experience, even if the menu is of the exotic variety
Customers, mostly businessmen and government officials, pay an average of US$25 each to feast on animal penises.
Diners can chose from cows, horses, donkeys and deer, and, for US$400, the penis of a Canadian seal.
Said Yang Wen, manager, Guolizhuang Restaurant, "The cook cleans each penis for between one and two hours. This ensures that they are hygienic. We also pay attention to the nutritional value, how long to cook them, when to turn them over. It's all part of the recipe before we serve it."
The Chinese believe you are what you eat, so it's no surprise that most diners are men eager to boost their virility, although many laugh this off, saying they are just here for the novelty.
Said customer Gao Jianwu, "I don't consider this as a cure for ailments, more of a tonic. It's ultimately food and not medicine."
Nevertheless, waitress are trained to recite tales about the vigour of the animals to customers, who sometimes get a little cheeky.
“There are times when it gets awkward for us female staff," Zhu Yan, a waitress at Guolizhuang Restaurant, said.
To broaden its client base, the restaurant staff tell customers that their signature dishes are not just for men.
They claim the exotic dishes can smooth wrinkles and fight menopausal depression in women.
But even Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners warn that one must be careful about eating animal penises.
Said Zhu Jinglong, head, Baijuntang Chinese Medicare Academy, “An excess will affect the kidneys, leading to the body over-heating, moodiness, anxiety and shortness of breath. It will affect the blood flow between the heart and the brain. In the long-run, blood vessels will oxidise and this can easily lead to a stroke." - CNA /ct
Source taken from: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/201342/1/.html
maybe they should try cooking THE ALMIGHTY elephant's penis - big, long and strong. sure makes a man.
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