Tomorrow we’re off! Our ultimate destination is Qingdao, east of Anyang on the Yellow Sea. Germans used to own this part of Shandong province and (per Lonely Planet) the city did a good job of maintaining it’s German architecture while incorporating modern architecture. Plus it has loads of beaches and great food so Chris and I’ll [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Summer Holiday!
Posted in China, tagged China, Travel on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Watermelons!
Posted in China, tagged China, food, fruit, watermelon on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s weird that you can judge the seasons here by what fruits have taken over precious walking space on the streets of Anyang. No oranges now. Or strawberries. Or raspberries. But all the watermelon you would ever need your whole entire life. Truckloads of watermelons have been spilling over the sidewalks since June. Carts full of [...]
Blaaaaaargh
Posted in China, tagged American, China, food, processed on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
That’s the noise my stomach makes when its had too much processed, sugary food.
Where, in this land of mango-flavored potato chips and sidewalks overrun with watermelon, does one find the kind of processed food you even want to eat, let alone eat enough of it to make your tummy go blaaaaaaargh?
The answer? The mail. From [...]
A Few Pics from the Doodle Party
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged China, dining, food, living on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Besides beer and Drunken Fun Times, going out with Doodles is great because you get to try all the really weird dishes you would never, never order yourself. Unless by accident.
First:
Peking Duck! Those are great dishes. The plates, I mean. Duck parts in a duck plates. The plate on the left contains the cooked skins [...]
Another Drunken Doodle Party
Posted in China, tagged China, drinking, food, living on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
6:15 last night. I’m in the kitchen taking out veggies to prepare for dinner when the phone rings. It’s Robert, saying a friend of his, a Chinese man named Mr. Wang, is visiting from New Zealand and would Chris and I like to join them for dinner? Sure! I needed a break from the Buffy [...]
Lonely God
Posted in China, tagged China, food on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chris and I were just in the supermarket shopping for food stuffs, ladida, and stumbled across this awesome find:
The NEW Lonely God brand “fried extruded snack” in seaweed flavor! Hopefully it’ll hit the supermarkets near you!
