Comments on: Sticken

By: mamster

mamster — Mon, 19 May 2008 19:35:32 +0000

I was going to ask what “haw” is, but I looked it up on Wikipedia. Hopefully you are talking about “Chinese sweets made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthorn” and not “Haw, the nictitating membrane on the eyes of some animals.”

By: Laurel Fan

Laurel Fan — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:55:00 +0000

There’s a night market in Beijing (and probably similar ones all over China/HK/Taiwan/etc) that serves almost exactly that (except for the free part). Dozens of stands with meat on a stick, small portions for about $.50 - $2. Most of it is lamb, but they have other mammals, insects, fish, birds. There are a few other things on a stick like candied haw and spicy noodles (not on a stick).

By: mamster

mamster — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:30:27 +0000

The fact that you only get one is an important factor, I think.

By: John

John — Sat, 17 May 2008 23:58:58 +0000

I would argue that it is actually the serving of food on a stick that improves the taste, and not the free-ness.