Thai-Chinese To Celebrate End of Vegetarian Festival By Feasting On Endangered Specie

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Thai-Chinese To Celebrate End of Vegetarian Festival By Feasting On Endangered Species, Rare Birds
“The last couple of days I have been constantly dreaming of sinking my teeth into some grilled pangolin,” said one local.




BANGKOK – Goodbye tofu, hello Tibetan antelope. Thailand’s Chinese community is eagerly anticipating the end of its annual “gin jae” vegetarian festival today so it can resume its consumption of the world’s endangered species and wild animals.

All along Yaorawat Road, vendors served up their last plates of mee and tofu satay to customers salivating at the thought of their first guilt-free pangolin, soft shell turtle or shark fin since the festival started nine days ago.

“I am so bored of vegetables I think I will eat twice as many seahorses this week,” said seven-year-old Theerawan Chaiwut, whose parents made him “gin jae” for the first time this year.

Many locals are making extravagant plans for special dinners.

“I would like to eat an aborted reindeer foetus,” said Nittiya Damrhongsutchai.

Wan Kitchawornseesuk, a gold shop owner, said: “I just got my order of bear paws in for tonight’s feast. One for every member of the family. Actually, it is 16 claws in all, which means an entire family of bears were de-pawed for this meal. We will regain our strength immediately.”

Salesman Saeng Bandhuprabhasa revealed, “I am having an American eagle flown in specially for the occasion.”

Asked how the endangered bird will be prepared, Saeng said, “It is up to my wife but I have always wanted to try khao mon Eagle. The rest of it, such as the beak, head and claws, will be deep fried. Don’t worry. Nothing will be wasted.”

For many local Thai-Chinese, the vegetarian festival has been an arduous fast that has deprived them of their typical intake of “magical” ingredients and vitamins.

Eighty-two-year-old Chuan Abhibanrajmaitree complained his eye sight had been failing him all week. “If I don’t eat owl, I cannot even read the paper,” he shouted.

Phahon Nitisastrapaisal, who normally ensures a good night's sleep by chewing on tiger claws before going to bed, said, “Tofu tiger claw is just not the same.”

Some locals never broke their habits in the first place. Pote Bencharoen said he decided to skip the vegetarian festival altogether and maintain his regular diet. “Last year, I didn’t eat any penis and I couldn’t fuck my wife for a month. She was not happy.”


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[Wayne Kerr]

Friggin had me until it got the bear paws

[November Rain]

Twat!
I was getting more & more irate until about half way through, when I realised it had to be a wind-up & scrolled to the bottom (NottheNation). Good one!