I love American Chinese food but it ain’t the same as the food in China, can’t say I’ve ever eaten a bat or any other of their delicacies. :^)
I always used to joke with the owner of my favorite little Chinese restaurant that I didn’t come there for Chinese food, I came for AMERICAN Chinese food. “Chow mein and chop suey are American as hot dogs and hamburgers!”
Chinese takeout — even bad Chinese takeout — is a guilty pleasure for many Americans. You just need to resist the urge to peek into the kitchen.
Snakes? Has anyone here ever seen what happens to the rattlers Texans round up for their rattler roundups? “Tastes like chicken.” Frogs? What about Cajun frog legs? Then there are snails, aka escargot, a great French delicacy. So, let’s all be a bit kind to the Chinese for their taste for snakes, frogs, and snails. Dogs, especially, are entirely different.