We found a small alley just off a main shopping district that I began calling “Scorpion Alley” because of one of the treats served there.
![Fried-Scorpions](http://hofmanphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Fried-Scorpions.jpg)
I ate a couple sticks of deep fried scorpions. Tasted like bugs. The legs get stuck between your teeth.
![Weird-Eats2](http://hofmanphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Weird-Eats2.jpg)
Other treats: sea horses, insect larvae, centipedes
![Cow-stomach](http://hofmanphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Cow-stomach.jpg)
Boiled cow stomach strips. Like most things, it tastes better with hot sauce.
![Sledge-Hammer-Candy](http://hofmanphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Sledge-Hammer-Candy.jpg)
We pull taffy in the US. China uses sledge hammers to make candy.
![Weird-Eats-Menu](http://hofmanphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Weird-Eats-Menu.jpg)
Menu. Very reasonable prices for bugs.
![Homely-Food](http://hofmanphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Homely-Food.jpg)
Advertising ugly food or lost-in-translation?
![Garbage-Target](http://hofmanphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Garbage-Target.jpg)
Bad aim in Beijing. The trash can was empty.
![Chicken-McNugges](http://hofmanphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Chicken-McNugges.jpg)
Chicken McNugge. Funny McTypo. I almost got kicked-out for taking this photo.
![Icons-of-architecture](http://hofmanphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Icons-of-architecture.jpg)
Icons of Architecture: Birds Nest Stadium, Water Cube, McDonalds
![Alien-Hats](http://hofmanphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Alien-Hats.jpg)
New fashion trend in Beijing
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