Tiger's Penis Dish
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
How about having dog's penis and deer-blood vodka cocktail ? and sheep's eyes as a starter ? Have you tried aborted reindeer foetus ? These are all served in a restaurant in Beijing. The restaurant specialises in exotic dishes and also in a very unusual delicacy; animal penises. This restaurant located in Beijing prepares dog, tiger, donkey, snake (yes, a snake has 2 penises), sheep, horse, ox and seal, penises and testicles, in addition to the other more common organs of the animals. The tiger penis dish is £3,000.
Read the full story in this BBC report.
For centuries ancient Asian cultures have believed (and still do) that the Tiger's penis has some magical properties that improves a man's stamina, just like Viagra does. Some even believe that consuming a tiger's penis will make a man's penis as large as a tiger's.
Other traditional uses for tiger body parts are:
whiskers - give protection from bullets, give user courage, and prevent toothache.
eyeballs - rolled into pills, prevent and treat epilepsy and convulstions
brains - mixed with oil and rubbed over body - cures laziness and acne
bones - mixed into wine, cures rheumatism
tail - rubbed on body, said to cure skin problems
heart - cooked and eaten, imparts strength, courage, and cunning
Labels: Food And Drink, Health, Sex, Supernatural and Superstition