From Our Own Correspondent is one of my favourite BBC radio programmes. The mix of political analysis, stories behind the international news and whimsical dispatches from the BBC's network of foreign correspondents is hard to beat. I missed it this Saturday and have only just come across Andrew Harding's account on the BBC News website of his visit to a Beijing restaurant that claims to be "China's only speciality penis emporium".
Harding is invited to sample a penis platter bearing the organs of donkeys, snakes (which turn out to have two each), oxen, seal and reindeer, as well as more exotic specialities such as penis hotpot and penis fondue. A grey shiny dish is proudly proclaimed to consist of "big dog's penis".
You can listen to the show via this link, and check out the BBC schedules for the next edition of this superb programme.
In the meantime, coq au vin, anyone?
