Bernice passed me one of these...I'm not really good in Chinese (the written and reading comprehension bit), so I didn't know what it was. She got two while visiting someone and I assumed that it was a plum or something like that.
It looks like a plum from the way it's packaged. Perhaps a nice, rare juicy plum, individually packaged for freshness.
It wasn't plum. I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the tiny pack and saw what looked like meat. Mmm...meat. ;)
I only knew that it was liver after I got her to read the packaging. It's preserved duck liver. The wonders of food technology! I was amazed that it was still juicy and tender, very tender, after being packaged in this manner. It tasted fresh too, not like something out of a can or something.
Well, she managed to get some more of these preserved duck livers and I thoroughly enjoyed every single pack. It's not available here; she told me the person she got it off from just came back from a trip to China. It's really good. The texture isn't like one of those beef jerky types, but like an actual succulent piece of deli meat.
It doesn't taste like liver too, but here's another shot of it during the second taste test. It does look like liver once you open it up and take a real good look at it. Good duck liver, with bits of fat intact and did I mention how juicy it was?
I hear preserved duck liver is considered a delicacy in China, where this product is made.
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