EEEEEEEEEEEEE!! Chicky Feet

I'm sure caucasians will freak out when they touch this. haha.

Chicken Feet complete with nails

Not many butchers stock up chicken feet, and even if they do it is often not displayed. Except this particular shop in chinatown that proudly displays an entire bucketfull of chicken feet, despite the stares from revolting caucasians.

Personally the only chicken feet I take is from Yum Cha, dipped into delicious black sauce. Did I mention the chicken feet here are humongous? Probaby twice or even three times the size we're normally accustomed to.

And they're damn cheap. Only $1.80/kg.

Process of cutting the nails

Despite the delicious crunchy texture, chicken feet are actually quite hideous, even scary for some in it's natural apperance.

It looks and feels almost like a human's fingers, baby fingers. And the worst thing about buying our own chicken feet is that, we need to cut the toenails. *shivers*

It feels like grabbing some dead guy's fingers up and clipping his nails for him before burial.

How it looks like without nails

The sound the nails make prior to its breaking point, *kleak* or *crack* just sends shudders down my spine. You know that eerie feeling you get when your nails break or you hear someone else's bones breaking? It really feels disgusting.

Look at that! How's disgusting is that?

I wouldn't dare to touch the feet after the nails had been clipped even if you paid me to. FYI this procedure was conducted with a pair of scissors.

Leftovers nails

I wonder if the chicken felt any pain?