Sunday, November 27, 2011
Chinese Bird Spit Soup
On the island of Phi Phi Ley (pronounced pee pee lay) there is a cave inhabited by swallow-like birds that make nests coated in saliva. The saliva-coated nests are the main ingredient in a much favored Chinese soup (we're not sure who lost a bet and tried for the first time). The nests fetch a high price so daring pole-climbing Thais climb to the roof of the cave to collect the nests. This picture shows the cave and the rickety bamboo poles.
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Quinn and Family,
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you are having a blast! The Lego League has changed the research project to eating scorpions in Thailand. If you get a chance to take any pictures or pick up any information on scorpions as food, we will incorporate it in the presentation. See you soon!
Take care,
Mrs. Williams