dim sum- seattle

when you're young, food is food. you ate what your parents gave you and you usually ate it without protest. i wish i was still that way sometimesleft- pheonix claw- aka chicken feet. this used to be a childhood favorite of mine and i have no clue why. its difficult to eat, there is no meat and there are so many bones. nevertheless, the flavor is great.
right- shrimp...dumpling? its a signature of dim sum. no shrimp dumpling, no dim sum!
typical dim sum fare. ladies push carts around with steaming hot baskets
beef tripe- cows stomach. i believe that this is one of the four sections to a cows stomach. this has an interesting texture like malleable crunchy cartilage
this was my andrew zimmer moment- pigs tounge. surprisingly it was not as porky as i thought that it would be! the taste isn't what bothered me, but rather the texture with was soft from the top of the tounge and the bottom was chewy
i have no clue what this one is called. it was a mixture of everything from tripe to liver and intestines. i passed on this one
daikon cake- it consists of grated daikon that has additions such as chinese sausages. it is pressed in a pan, steamed, then pan fried to perfection.
pigs stomach anyone?
from the local asian grocer- geoduck. that is one gigantic clam.