July 01, 2004
Smart Taiwanese Packaging (because you never know when you're going to want to tuck into that Discorea Mixed Congee snack that you've been stowing away in your purse for special occasions)
The spoons that come with the Taiwanese bean beverages that I bought yesterday snapped neatly into the lid. Unfold and click and you're ready to suck up all the goodness.
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May 11, 2004
A bite of heaven
The dumpling is a perfect food. This one is from a shop on the HuaHaiLu in Nanjing.
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May 09, 2004
Clams, mud, blood, bike...
You can use the bike to get away from the clams, mud and blood.
(This photo was taken in front of the market in Nanjing, PRC.)
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May 08, 2004
Eat Yer Snakes
"Well because my Auntie was a Mormon missionary and she was actually E A T E N A L I V E by snakes. Ever since then I haven't had much apetite for snakes. "
"Nope, not even if they're skewered."
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May 07, 2004
The Tofu Section
A tofu stand at the open market in Nanjing.
The black tofu is 'aged' and has a smell that takes some getting used to, but once you get past the aroma it is very mild of taste. It might take awhile to get past the aroma. I didn't succeed.
Click image to see a different tofu stand.
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May 05, 2004
Culinary Experimentation
This is the wierdest thing a chef dished up for the author during her stay in PRChina. A rösti bound with sweetened mayonnaise surrounding a watermelon morsel and with a bit of modifictaion it could be delicious. Click the image, see the morsel.
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May 04, 2004
Duck Entier
A complete duck, completely chopped. Note bill.
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May 03, 2004
Nomadic Banquet
Mobile kitchen number 59.
This nice chef made me a wonderful breakfast in Nanjing. I was her last customer of the day.
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May 02, 2004
Black Pearl
This is a delicious milky 'iced' tea drink with black rice gluten balls drifting around the bottom of the glass. The straw is huge but never huge enough to ensure smooth sliding!
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April 30, 2004
Cooking out of doors
An outdoor kitchen on a Shanghai street corner. This restaurant was serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Interior view of a communal kitchen on the same street as above. This kitchen was shared by 7 families and a motorscooter.
This woman was kind enough to show us her kitchen (above) and its beautiful water feature. The only light in the kitchen is the flash from my camera. I think she's performing a secret dance.
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April 29, 2004
Hot Dog
Notice the way the bun has been cut to accomodate the sausage.
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April 28, 2004
God's Own Fodder
A selection of kimchis including radish and cabbage and wakame cucumber.
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April 27, 2004
New Logo
This is not a KFC.
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April 26, 2004
Peking Duck
Slices of crispy duck fat dipped with HoiSin sauce and wrapped in thin rice pancakes. Roll it up with some green onions, slices of cucumber...
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April 25, 2004
A Single Grain of Rice
Yi Li Mi = A Single Grain of Rice in mandarin neon. A Single Grain of Rice is a project for a culinarily oriented fasting restaurant that I am initiating. Future entries will explain this project in greater depth, but at least I've got the neon sign.
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April 23, 2004
Pink and Greens #2
Grassy tasting greens, 1000 yr. eggs and mushrooms.
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April 04, 2004
Eaten Alive
"Well you see, my maternal grandfather was a merchant marine and he was actually EATEN ALIVE one day by an octopus and ever since that day I just can't eat octopus anymore..."
"No, not even if its dead and skewered."
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March 25, 2004
Duck Entier en plastique
Duck under plastic wrap at a food-court style restaurant in Nanjing, PRC
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