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tonight i ate chicken feet. they were covered with some vegetables and spices. some onions and something else.

the man who ordered them said we were ordering chicken legs. i though, “um, chicken legs.” there were about eight of them.

i ate them after following the example of others. you put them in your mouth, bite off the toes and chew. there are three main toes and then the thumb. it’s hard to pick up a chicken leg with chopsticks. they are slippery and taste like rubber coated metal.

it’s hard to bite off the toes too. the ligaments and tendons get in the way and you end up chewing and gnawing around until chicken foot juice drips off your chin. you can hear when you’re successful. there’s a distinct crunch sound when you bite through them.