Watch What You Eat

It is always interesting watching the authentic Chinese living on the morning commute to work.  Yesterday my driver took a small side street that we normally do not use.  Seeing a food stand with kebobs laying over some coals, I asked him "Duo Shao Qian?” (how much?) He replied, “Pianyi” (cheap).  Than he said “free” in English.  I gave him a questioning look…”mao rou”, he says.  “Mao rou?”  Surely not.  He nodded his head confidently.  Mao is the word for cat.  Rou is meat.  Great…now I know where to get a cheap lunch time snack.  He explained that this is why there are less stray cats lately.  Never made the connection.  Haven’t been eating the street food…not going to start….yuck!! I did ask him about dog meat…nope…only cats.