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Alyssa took this picture at a Chinese restaurant that she went to in Japan. According to the brief description on this menu, fried scorpion can bring you energy and increase longevity. Would you pop a whole scorpion into your mouth for $20, if it promised you such grandiose things?
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Tuna fishing has been cut back, but this isn't on my list of alternatives. Unfortunately, the dollar is falling, so that will be $22.42 please.
Posted by: vagrant | December 09, 2008 at 11:25 PM
If the scorpion promised me things, I would do whatever it said.
Posted by: Pallavicini | December 10, 2008 at 07:08 AM
That's Chinese Cafe 8. They offer a great deal of interesting items including snake or turtle Chinese wine and also fried mealworms.
English website and menu:
http://www.chinesecafe8.com/
Posted by: geoff | December 10, 2008 at 11:48 PM