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Whole yak penis or sheep testicles on a bed of curry, anyone? A Beijing restaurant serves painstakingly decorated gourmet dishes for the fearless. They're supposed to increase male potency, but women should try a bite, too: Eating penis is good for the skin, apparently.

"Here, try it," says Zhaoran, a business student, as she places a beige-colored ox urethra onto her friend's plate. He's in the middle of wolfing down a piece of chewy dog penis.

A visit to the Guolizhuang Restaurant in Beijing is not for the faint-hearted. Here the menu consists almost entirely of penis and testicle dishes -- made from the private parts of deer, snakes, yaks, horses, seals and ducks, among others.

"Chinese eat anything with four legs, except tables. And everything that flies, except airplanes," says Zhaoran, quoting a well-known Chinese saying.
Some of the specialties are expensive: A yak penis costs €179
Lucy hands over a little red box with ribbons on it. The dog penis bone is inside.
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The Guolizhuang menu is a broad introduction to the medicinal benefits of eating animal penises and testicles.
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Ox penises help manliness. They're cut along the side and shaped into little stars.
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A platter of ox and dog penises. The consistency and taste remind one of overly bitter rings of calamari, apparently.
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The penises are often dipped in soy or hot sauce. For women, eating penises is supposed to be good for the skin.