Dancing Monkey Brains

Way back when first I went to China, I heard of a dish called Dancing Monkey Brains.  I asked about it and was assured it was on some menus, but Beijing ren would claim it was the Shanghain ren who offered it, the Shangai ren said it was the Fujienese, they in turn claimed it was of Cantonese origin, who in turn said is was Vietnamese, and so on, always pointing south.  I never saw it, but I did have cat, dog, armadillo, snake and not long ago had lobster served, minced up and still kicking...  Fresh!

Simon Schama reports the dutch in the 17th century expected seafood to be as fresh.  Click on here for a Japanese view of freshness, if you can.

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