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Pork tail: A Chinese delicacy kids shouldn't eat
My Chinese husband prepares pork tail, a Chinese delicacy, during a stay in Austria.
15/09/2014
Ruth Silbermayr
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It’s September 2014, and my Chinese husband, baby son, and I are staying in Austria. Whenever we go to the supermarket, my husband looks for groceries he can turn into Chinese dishes.
One day, he comes home with a pig’s tail. Pork tail is a delicacy in China. In Austrian supermarkets, pork tail is really cheap. When my husband prepares the pork tail, he tells our 2-month-old son: “You’re not allowed to eat this.”
When I ask him why, he says: “That’s what parents tell their kids in China. A pig always moves its tail. We say that when children eat pork tail, they will constantly look back over their shoulders. Left and right, left and right.”
He then adds: “To be honest, parents probably just say that to their kids so they’ll have the best parts for themselves.”
Have you ever heard of this saying?