On Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 2:55:47 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 8:18:26 AM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 12:56:09 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> > > A Moose in Love wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I like chickFeet soup, although I don't eat the feet. Some people like to chew on the feet.
> > >
> > > I used to work with an old guy. They would make chicken stock
> > > with the feet and he liked to gnarl on the feet afterwards.
> > > Just chewing off bits of skin.
> > > Saw them in a grocery store once.
> > > At first I was like, "WTH is that?"
> > > Looked like a package of giant spiders.
> >
> > The Chinese like to snack on that stuff and will buy it in convenience stores. I suppose it's like our beef jerky i.e., meat you can eat on the road.
> >
> > https://www.atlasobscura.com/article...ken-feet-trade
>
> A Chinese guy I know prefers duck feet. They've got more to chew on.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

That sounds reasonable. My guess is that there is some money is to be made repackaging popular Chinese snack items and selling it in the US as dog treats.

https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcos...-treat-3038611