He pointed to an item on the menu and questioned, "What is this silkworm chrysalis?"
As though regarding an imbecile, Yun Shishi lifted her head and flashed him a judgmental look, which was teeming with disdain. "What else can it be? It's the pupa within the cocoon formed by a silkworm."
Of course, I know what a silkworm chrysalis is!
The problem is: Can this thing be eaten?
"That's a worm!" The man lost his cool. "Can it be eaten at all?"
"It tastes pretty good."
"What is this cicada dish, then?" Mu Yazhe's obsessive-compulsive disorder was acting up. He felt as though a swarm of black bugs was flying in front of him, but before he could look, a wave of queasiness overcame him.
"This shop's cicadas taste heavenly! A former colleague of mine brought me here and introduced this brand-new world of eating cicadas to me. I found them disgusting initially, too, but I quickly changed my mind at my first taste of them."