Taking themed dining to extremes

by Nicole Weston, Posted Feb 21st 2006 @ 7:01AM

Guo-li-zhuang is unique among the restaurants in Beijing and, most likely, the world. It is the first restaurant in China that specializes in cuisine in which every dish contains one (or more) of the male reproductive organs of some animal. Though superstitions of virility and fertility have long been attached to the consumption of a penis from another animal, this restaurant is the first to base its existence around that belief. The clientele, according to staff, are primarily men eager to experience the promised benefits of the food.

The writer for the Telegraph sampled the Hot Pot containing six types of penis and four types of testicles. Generally speaking, he seemed to find the dishes to be gamey, gristly or stringy. Though he did not sample it, the restaurant boasts a specialty dish of Canadian seal penis. At over $500 per serving, it must be ordered in advance and is considered to be an aphrodisiac. For photos of some of the dishes, including dog and ox, see the full article.

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