June 30th 5:15 pm

On a more lighter note, one of my friends here Tatia Mikadze from Goergia and I were having lunch a few hours ago. I ordered a Spicy Beef Noodle(without the beef) as I am still a vegetarian. Tatia ordered chicken and rice in a clay pot. It sounded pretty interesting and straightforward. But when it came and she opened the clay pot, I asked her “what’s that”? Something in there looked black and long and in an instant I burst out laughing. I said “Tatia,I am so sorry, it’s your lunch, I know, but I can’t help it”. I was still laughing when Tatia prodded and found a pair of blackened chicken feet in the clay pot of rice!!!!! Honestly, sorry to those who relish chicken feet, but that was utterly and simply gross!!!

In her slight Russain accent, she shakes her head and tells me “ The menu should have said Chicken and chicken feet with rice in a clay pot”……. To say the least, Tatia did not even touch the dish and had to walk out.

I leave for the next city of Fuzhou tomorrow afternoon. The next one is a $25,000 and I will play the qualies there.