Sunflower Seeds

I had nadda for my blip and was sitting at my desk trying to think of somethign and I was eating sunflower seeds. I started to think about it. Eating sunflower seeds in China is sort of a national pastime. It is just as much about the process as it is about the eating. I was taught in Chengdu, that there are three steps to eating a sunflower seed.

1. Put it in your mouth sideways and bite on it.
2. Twist it with your fingers and squeeze and the seed should be in the middle
3.Use your tongue to get the seed out of the middle.

It takes a lot of practice and a lot of spitting out the 'shell' but it's a very relaxing thing to do once you have mastered it.

It is very common to see some one walking down the street with a shopping bag half full of sunflower seeds chomping away.