The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-08-20
A CHINESE BANQUET.
A Victim Describes the Sensations He I'd
perieRced While Eating.

there were about 800 Chinese guests,
and this is what we ate: l, pork rind,
greens and dicon stewed in fish oil-s
kind of soup; ,, raw sharks fins; 3. as
sorted sea weed soup: /, bats boiled
whole; 3, picked eggs, over 100 years
old-very expensive; 6, raw ham OF
gelatine; z, stewed chicken liver; s,
rats on toast; Q, pork boiled in vinegar
10, stewed chicken with entrails en-
tire; IL, roast sucking pig-very good:
-, birds nest soup; Is, fried camel
hump-splendid; IA, young puppy
soup; ID, fat pork, stewed in thick
molasses; Is, scorched turtle; Ii, hare's
soup; Is, fried webs Of duck feet; l9,
roast pig brains; 20, smoked shell
fish; 81, sailed shrimps, with monkey
steak; %. boiled pigs feet; %, dried
sailed cutie fish; a. boiled owl, with
insides complete; %. frica-eed crab;
%, goose roasted whole; "a, hash
pigeon and greens; %, cayenne pepper
biscuits.
Wihes-Champagne. sake Japanese
wine). samchOu and mechou Chinese
Wines).
The above bill of fare is by no means
an adequate description of the various
dishes. There was scarcely dish that
was not disguised in oils and salads SO
that it was impossible to really know
what one was eating.
I licnn,,raunI 10 hani, with pray
No. l. 1t did not smell pleasant and |
was easily satisfied with very small
quantity Nos. = and 8 merely tasted.
but No, felt called upon to pass en-
tirely after had fished around in the
big dish of gravy for a while and the
first solid drew forth was the wing OF
a bat II was suggestive OF bedbugs,
lice and various other unpleasant
things to eat. No. D, rare old eggs.
had loud and suggestive smell, and
as the compradore would not swear
what they were picked in. took but
a precious small bit of this very ex-
pensive dish. Nos. 6 and Z I.slightly
sampled and was about wading into
No. s, rats in disguise. when / heard
one of the guests, who was familiar
with Chinese fare, hint the nature of
the dish. and | preferred to be so i'm
polite as not TO eat it. / concluded
that No. 9 was too rich for me, and
waited for the next course, which
looked quite tempting. | took piece
of white meat, when my Chinese host
remarked: why you no go down in
side? That more better" ! supposed
that there must be some delicacy
down below" and, after a blind fish
with my chop sticks. got a grip on
something which proved. on bringing
to the surface, to be the alimentary
canal of the fowl. | then uncondition-
ally passed this dish. No. IL was
quite good. and l managed to do
something with that. No. II
looked suspicious. | had decided
not to tackle il, even before
/ learned the nature of the dish. The
next course was the best of the dim
ner, and we all partook heartily of it.
/ will not vouch for the correctness OF
the name of No. IA. but it looked sus-
picious, and my friend assured me that
it was genuine dog, but, as it was not
very old, and had not yet acquired the
vices of experienced dogs. he thought
/ might cat il. But | was afraid ths
butcher might have mistaken the
dogs age. and, therefore, told the
compradOre he might have my share
Fifteen is good-for those that like il.
But scorched turtle was first class and
received fair share of our attention.
Eighteen was fairly good, but slight
~ tough. Probably an old drake was
the victim. / now made fair progress
till / got to q, when | remembered
my experience with the entire chicken,
and, therefore, did not investigate the
dish. We at last got to %, which
looked mussy and hard To go. But
28 was in the nature of a surprise.
The biscuits seemed well made, but
when fellow got TO the center he was
fairly ready 10 yell and call for ice. In
the center of each is a small piece OF
strong pepper, and an unsuspectirg
foreigner generally manages to get the
full benefit of this morsel. The host
offered in explanation of this, That
belong vely good he makes chow stir
alice lound." Wines were served all
through the dinner. the japanese and
Chinese being served hot. Cor.
Toledo Blade.