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I ate the beating heart of a snake in Vietnam. What I did was wrong
- paristote 11y agoLooks like a tourist that didn't like something about Vietnam and is now making a general case. I've lived in Hanoi for 8 years so for anyone interested out there, I'll clarify a few things: - I don't know exactly where this guy went, but there is indeed a "Snake Village" near Hanoi, called Lệ Mật : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%E1%BB%87_M%E1%BA%ADt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%E1%BB%87_M%E1%BA%ADt Hanoi has expanded a lot since the beginning of the 20th century. Many villages from that time are now part of a large city, but of course we still call them villages for what they used to be. Compare old maps with new maps and you'll see. - I've been to Le Mat a few times, although not recently. I've eaten the heart a few times, and I've seen with my own eyes that there isn't just 1 place serving snake. - Sure Hanoi suburbs are not the sexiest place on earth: constructions all over the place, dust, pollution, noise, etc. The traffic is awful at times, like many other cities in the world I guess. That point is irrelevant to the fact that this guy didn't like snake's heart. Cheers. PS: French here, pardon my english.