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Market, Songpan, Sichuan Province: Yep, you see right – that’s a lion’s paw for sale! Chinese medicine never ceases to amaze me with its remedies. Chinese cuisine also features many animal parts we wouldn’t usually consider eating in The West. I had chicken feet, duck tongue, cow stomach and pig brain, all of which were far better than they sound. Don’t judge till you’ve tried it.