How to eat a snake?


Around the world, is the glory of the magical properties of the meat poisonous snakes, which increases the vitality of the organism. Particularly useful is tasty and the meat snakes fallen into hibernation. On the eve of winter, then come a good time to eat a snake.

It is believed that the simplest solution - to catch a snake. Where are harder to cook from her delicious dishes. Perfection is reached Chinese and Vietnamese, they have a real art. Do not fear the unpleasant consequences of eating meat snakes: almost all snakes are edible, but the poison, as we know, there are only in your head.

Snakes disgusting smell. The faster of the snake will cook the dish, the less unpleasant sensations (of course, if you decide to cook snake delicacies of his own). However, when the snake meat is underdone, it also can reek.

So, if you decide to cook your own meals from a snake, then the sequence of action follows.


Another live snake make a short longitudinal incision and consequent collect blood. Then the snake's blood can be mixed with vodka or cognac - would make an excellent aperitif.


The head of the snake is not required, so boldly Crop off this unnecessary part.

The most delicious morsel at a snake - the heart. It is extracted through the incision made earlier. The Vietnamese prefer to eat the raw heart and drink rice vodka (Fortress 20-30 degrees depending on the variety, rather, it is rice wine) mixed with snake blood.

Now you need to be skinned. First, the skin in the direction from the tail to the head should be cut with scissors or a thin knife. After a long longitudinal section, with one hand take the skin, the other pulled the carcass. By the way, from the carcass do not forget to remove the colon. Then the carcass must be washed, cut and ready to continue as a fish.


Snake Skin also used for food from her fried crunchy snack. From the tail of the snake cook soup, stew made from sirloin.

It is sometimes said that the taste of meat recalls chicken snakes. In my opinion, this is not true, but rather it is like a turtle meat. However, I must confess: I personally prefer the "snake" dishes prepared an experienced chef in a Chinese restaurant.

There is nothing easier than eating a snake in Moscow - were black money. The first under Soviet rule Chinese restaurant opened in Moscow a half-century ago in the hotel "Beijing". There he is now, but authentic Chinese dishes you will not find it. Already in mid-1990 there ruled a unified European cuisine.


In a number of restaurant meals are a very strong adaptation of these institutions in Moscow imitate Chinese cuisine. However, there are several small restaurants where they cook authentic Chinese food. Go there (besides Chinese) only people in the know, because these institutions are not untwisted.

The dishes in these restaurants (except for pork and chicken) is prepared from products, mostly imported from China. Ingredients exotic dishes, such as those of snakes, often delivered by plane. Hence, the corresponding prices in the menu.

In general, the Chinese cuisine, there are four main areas: Beijing, Shanghai, Szechuan and Cantonese school. Dishes also made of snakes, belong to the front of the Chinese kitchen. From a snake can get a full meal, if ordered snake skin fried in butter, broth from snake skin, snake stew meat with bones and alcohol, mixed with snake blood and bile.


... I am impressed by the Chinese approach to food. They may wear cheap clothes, shoes without socks, but the food - it is for them sacred. It's a ritual, or, if you want, the cult of consumption of food. By and large, all right, because your body - this is what you ate.


And at the end of a classic recipe from Indochina:
It is necessary to catch a cobra, and then cut off her head. The blood pump a in a glass and serve with white wine. Cobra meat finely chopped and a handful of peanuts stretch of mash. Add boiling water, grape leaves and ground tumeric. Within an hour, cook on low heat. It turns out one portion.