If strawberry Cheetos and Kiwi Lay's aren't to your taste, you might consider a trip to Wangfujing.
Wangfujing is home to the famed "Snack Street," where natives are provided endless entertainment by tourists brave enough to stomach deep-fried skewers of starfish, beetles, and scorpions. In the mix with all the scary (and sometimes still squirming) snacks, are safer items like meat skewers, sugar-coated fruit, and deep-fried dough.
The streets are narrow and crowded with people meandering from stand to stand. Walking along the street, with each stand you pass you are greeted with a new and inviting smell.
The snack market certainly lived up to my expectations. Needless to say I did not sample any of the scorpions or beetles and instead opted for the deep-fried banana (very tasty). I draw the line at half-dead insects on a skewer.
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