This TCM (traditional chinese medicine) shop was a curious stopover after a family lunch. On top of the usual, conventional stuff like mushrooms, medicinal herbs, dried prawns, anchovies and scallops, on display were also heaps of weird-looking dried chinese medicines and sea products, some of which I didn't even have names for... here are just a handful of what was available, Most of the stuff sold were known for their medicinal value for health.
Dried seahorses -known as a fertility booster.
Dried Seadragons, Shark's fins, sea cucumbers and whatnots..
Oh well, as they say: "The chinese will eat just about anything that lives, breathes, crawls and moves..."
This TCM (traditional chinese medicine) shop was a curious stopover after a family lunch. On top of the usual, conventional stuff like mushrooms, medicinal herbs, dried prawns, anchovies and scallops, on display were also heaps of weird-looking dried chinese medicines and sea products, some of which I didn't even have names for... here are just a handful of what was available, Most of the stuff sold were known for their medicinal value for health.
Dried seahorses -known as a fertility booster.
Dried Seadragons, Shark's fins, sea cucumbers and whatnots..
Oh well, as they say: "The chinese will eat just about anything that lives, breathes, crawls and moves..."
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Seahorse! One of Janson's fave animals but not food! ;)
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