Here's Alison: An Aussie In Beijing
Chicken can be very tasty. But chicken feet? Alison Ross's poem tells of an Aussie who was confronted by an unwelcomed dish.
From the land of OZ he went to see
Chinese City ‘cross the sea
As I recall, ‘twas called Beijing
Where food like ours is seldom seen
Out to dine with Chinese bloke
He prayed for chicken (boiled with yolk)
He really didn’t care to eat
Tasty dish of chicken feet
Chinese stomach lined with lead
"You like chicken feet?'' he said
The Aussie longed to board his plane
And head for Aussie land again
To vegs fruit and beef in stews
Ice-cream and Pavs and BBQs
He told me all, upon the phone
Trying to disguise his groan
He hadn’t cared to make a fuss
But oh how he wished they ate like us!
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