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huzhou, mysterious ingredients
yes we have no bananas
07.27.09 | Permalink | 5 Comments
You would never know it from the dreck served in American ‘Chinese’ restaurants, but there’s a lot of variety in Chinese cuisine. Traditional food varies widely from region to region, from fried cheese and Uighur bagels to hot pot and soup dumplings. There are also numerous different cooking methods, and my students get confused when [...]
Shanghai, chicken, dessert, entrees, fish, out and about, restaurants, temples, travel
Who’s the Fei-est of Them All?
07.22.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments
I’ve partaken in a few food challenges in my life. The first, when I was 15, was at summer camp, when I decided to eat as much pizza at dinner as I could (final tally: 9 slices). The next summer, in the rural Costa Rican mountains, a woman had prepared a local meal for [...]
America, Gerald, holidays, huzhou, less food-related, travel
Hu-ville
07.16.09 | Permalink | 6 Comments
I was intending to take advantage of fast, unblocked Internet to update a lot during my visit home. Things were said, promises made. But then I got there and I couldn’t really think of anything to take pictures of or write about. I mostly spent time revisiting my American habits.

My good friend Rachel and I [...]

yes we have no bananas