You're only kind of what you eat
<p><span word="Sheep">Sheep</span> <span word="brains">brains</span>. <span word="Hamburgers">Hamburgers</span>.</p><p><span word="Bats">Bats</span>. <span word="Steak">Steak</span>.</p><p><span word="Rice">Rice</span>. <span word="Pasta">Pasta</span>. <span word="Noodles">Noodles</span>.</p><p><span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="fries">fries</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span>?</p><p><span word="Chicken">Chicken</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>?</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stereotypes">stereotypes</span>? <span word="An">An</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="preferences">preferences</span>?</p><p><span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="pervasive">pervasive</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="topic">topic</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="fare">fare</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="Yulin">Yulin</span> <span word="Dog">Dog</span> <span word="Meat">Meat</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="cancellation">cancellation</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="image">image</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="preferences">preferences</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="culinary">culinary</span> <span word="tastes">tastes</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="recounted">recounted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="snake">snake</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="time">time</span>: <span word="Kebabs">Kebabs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>. <span word="Hated">Hated</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="time">time</span>: <span word="Broiled">Broiled</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="minced">minced</span> <span word="peppers">peppers</span>, <span word="garlic">garlic</span>, <span word="cilantro">cilantro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="purple">purple</span> <span word="basil">basil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cambodia">Cambodia</span>. <span word="Loved">Loved</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="time">time</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="salty">salty</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wuxi">Wuxi</span>. <span word="Savored">Savored</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="puckered">puckered</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="head">head</span>: “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span>.”</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="adores">adores</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="cucumbers">cucumbers</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="detest">detest</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="snakes">snakes</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="staples">staples</span>. <span word="She">She</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="cucumbers">cucumbers</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="endemic">endemic</span>. <span word="Palates">Palates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="kebabs">kebabs</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="gnawing">gnawing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gansu">Gansu</span> <span word="province">province</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Dunhuang">Dunhuang</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Crispy">Crispy</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Tibetan">Tibetan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dali">Dali</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fibrous">fibrous</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="orbs">orbs</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="chew">chew</span>. <span word="Gristly">Gristly</span>.</p>
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