China puts a stop to snake-bitten cock-in-a-pot

[Mesarthim]

China puts a stop to snake-bitten cock-in-a-pot



BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese health authorities are putting a stop to restaurants serving chickens which have been bitten to death by poisonous snakes and cooked up for a supposedly detoxing meal.



The dish, served by a small number of eateries in the southern province of Guangdong and the southwestern city of Chongqing, has generated a storm of publicity and controversy in the Chinese media and amongst bloggers.



A video showing a cook holding a snake and forcing it to bite a live chicken until it dies has been widely circulated online, generating mainly angry comments.



"It's disgusting and really cruel," wrote one poster on the popular portal sina.com.cn.



"Not only is it cruel and blood-thirsty, but totally amoral," the Chongqing Business Daily cited a neighbor to one of the restaurants as saying.



Health authorities in Guangdong have already told restaurants to stop serving "poisonous snake-bitten chicken" and now those in Chongqing have joined in.



"Although nobody has been poisoned, this at the very least is an irregular way of slaughtering poultry," the business newspaper quoted a local health official as saying.



One dish, prized among some in Guangdong, is monkey brains scooped from a live animal, which has regularly upset animal rights campaigners in the West.

[TamPron]

hat's pretty weird...But that last thing is just fucked up

[Noyka]

Camel paws are a royal delicacy in China so dog brains don't surprise me.

[TamPron]

yeah but, scooping them out while it's alive?

[Noyka]

It's not uncommon to kill live animals and to the Chinese dogs are no different than snakes, frogs (in Japan they serve the still beating heart to honored guests), or any of the other critters often killed on the spot. I find it deplorable but I'm obviously not part of their culture.



Also live sushi is served in New York city, the spiney lobster is still moving as people eat it.

[TamPron]

[shadowalk]

That doesn't even happen here.

[rhino]

:pinecone:

[djonni greazo]

[quote name="]I have nothing to do with this.



:pinecone:[/quote]



yes you do. it is your fault, after all