The Post-Apocalyptic Classic of Mountains and Seas

Whether it’s the apocalypse or the Classic of Mountains and Seas, recipes are everywhere.

Mutated creatures make great ingredients: camel heads, snake bodies, deer antlers, rabbit eyes, fish scales, tiger paws, eagle talons, ox ears, whiskers by the mouth, pearls beneath the jaw, and a reverse scale under the throat. Put them all together and you get a dragon. Cook dragon liver, and even the immortals wouldn’t trade places with you.

A dragon’s head, deer antlers, lion eyes, tiger’s back, bear’s waist, snake scales, horse hooves, and a pig’s tail make a qilin. Auspicious beasts are delicious!

The phoenix is also known as the five-colored chicken. It can be prepared in hundreds of ways, including poached chicken, brined chicken, salt-baked chicken, beggar’s chicken, and roast chicken. There’s bound to be one you like.

In the Northern Sea lives a fish called the Kun. It’s so big one pot won’t be enough. You’ll need two.

In Qingqiu lives the nine-tailed fox. Eat it to ward off evil...

Jiang Shou’an, a small restaurant owner, has plenty to eat and wear in the apocalyptic world of the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Don’t worry about him.