Wondering where I've been? I have spent the last two weeks exploring China!
Like any normal person, my favorite part of travel is food. I will admit, I was nervous about China since I absolutely hate what I know as "Chinese" food here in America.... and I'm really not a picky eater. Thai, Japanese, Vietnamese, yes, loves it. But Chinese? Meh.
Well it's a good thing that food in China is not like American Chinese food.
The best thing I ate were these little dumplings filled with hot broth and pork meatballs. It's a feat of science. How did they get the soup inside the dumpling!?!?! I learned the secret and I plan to recreate these here at home (just minus the pork).
That's another thing. SO MUCH PORK. And I really try to avoid pork... China consumes half of the world's pork supply.
The average Chinese consumes 39kg or 85 lbs of pork per year. (
sourced) Imagine my horror. I love pigs, I don't want to eat them.
Well I probably ate a whole pig in China. Sorry, future pet pig.
Other pro's: Noodles (oodles!), tons of veggies, tofu tofu tofu!, cheap beer, watermelon!!, international selection
Con's: when shit got spicy, shit got spicy. (i.e. hot pot), and mystery meat
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mall noodles |
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candy selection in a department store |
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lunch at Ericsson canteen in Beijing |
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lunch at Taiwan Airport |
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my favorite meal on the trip, post great wall. So many dishes! So little tummy space! This egg and tomato business on the right was a favorite. |
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when in china? no. |
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mystery street food=preventative pepto |
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yin and yang mcdonald's sandwiches |
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stretched noodles! |
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fresh and delicious |
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for all the tea in china... |
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tea ceremony |
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cute, but non-delicious dumplings |
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again, nothing delicious |
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saucy |
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a face? |
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hot pot pain. |
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sushi in shanghai! |
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pho in shanghai, unfortunately disappointing. |
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food safety ratings reflecting how my tummy felt in china. |
It was an adventure for the taste buds! China has changed my mind on Chinese food, though I think it will be difficult to find authentic Chinese here in Ventura County. But for a bit I am going to reward my tummy with my American food.
I missed cheese.
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