167. Always persevere.

Every so often when living in Asia, and by every so often I mean on an incredibly regular basis, it so happens that you end up with something (I use the word hesitantly) edible in front of you and to guess what it is would be a complete waste of time, because there’s absolutely no chance that your mind will arrive at the correct answer. Most of the time, you’ll find out after consuming it that it was some incredibly obscure part of an animal that westerners would no doubt turn their nose up at, but most of the time you’ll have probably thoroughly enjoyed eating it regardless of what it turns out to be. Occasionally though, you’ll be presented with something that you’re not quite sure about. You know what I’m talking about right? Those dishes when you take a bite and you can’t quite decide if you’re loving it or hating it, and usually by the third or fourth bite you’ll decide whether or not you’re going to continue with the endeavour.