Snake is a highly fancied dish in the south of China but is rarely eaten in the north;it is usually in the form of stews of soups and has a flavor somewhat like chicken. Bears'paws are another famous dish but are becoming extremely rare;some gastronome consider them the rarest delicacy of all. Fruit is almost always served at a Chinese banquet,usually at the end but not always so;and aside from the fruits well known to the western visitors there are also strawberries,grapes,chestnuts,and figs to be ordered,as well as tropical fruit such as pineapples,mangoes,and papaya.You should also try the delicately flavored lichees,well known in China and abroad.And the persimmon is also highly favored by the inhabitant and is picked in the late autumn.Bears’ paws are another famous dish but are becoming extremely rare; some gastronome consider them the rarest delicacy of all. Fruit is almost always served at a Chinese banquet, usually at the end but not always so; and aside from the fruits well known to the western visitors there are also strawberries, grapes, chestnuts, and figs to be ordered, as well as tropical fruit such as pineapples, mangoes, and papaya. You should also try the delicately flavored lichees, well known in China and abroad. And the persimmon is also highly favored by the inhabitant and is picked in the late autumn. Snake is a highly fancied dish in the south of China but is rarely eaten in the north; it is usually in the form of stews of soups and has a flavor somewhat like chicken