Drinking Snake Venom in Taiwan! Experiencing Another World at a Specialty Shop
Snake Soup, Blood, Liver, Venom Set
TaiwanTaipei, Asian Snake Restaurant
- Food Travel Log
- Sometimes you need to vent, and sometimes you need to drink poison. I don't get the latter, but I did it! At a Taiwanese turtle and snake specialty restaurant, I ordered a set of snake meat, blood, liver, and venom. The snake meat tasted like white fish, the blood was easy to drink with alcohol, the liver was bitter like medicine, and the venom was refreshingly invigorating.
- Taste Rating
- Price
- 300 New Taiwan Dollar
- Meal Date
- 5/5/2023
- Insights from the Gourmet AI
- Snake soup and snake dishes have been consumed in East Asian countries like China and Taiwan for a long time, and they are particularly believed to have health and nutritional benefits as part of traditional Chinese medicine. Snake blood wine (shejiu) has been crafted by Chinese artisans for generations and is traditionally consumed for boosting vitality and health. The gallbladder of the snake, although having a unique bitterness, is also considered beneficial to health. As for snake venom, it is believed that consuming a diluted amount of venom can have positive effects on the circulatory and immune systems. Asia Snake House in Taipei, Taiwan, is known for offering these unusual snake dishes. However, as the saying goes, "excess is as bad as deficiency." Drinking venom is usually the biggest mistake one can make, but if one of my friends knew the author of this blog, they would have eagerly recommended it. Well done, truly impressive craziness. Next, please try a cockroach smoothie!
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