Jeremy and I are both great eaters, and to my delight he took me on a culinary tour of Beijing. It was great having a local take me to all the best spots, and a considerate friend who catered to my culinary palate and steered clear of meats and spicy foods. With that said, Carrie entered the land of decadent eating and ate till she was full EVERY TIME.
Some of the Highlights:
Chinese noodles, a Beijing staple. This is common lunch grub
Japanese all you can eat and drink sushi joint. I broke my vegetarian and non-drinking habit hard core here, eating all the sushi and fish in sight and washed it down with five shots of Saki and had beer for dessert. It was really good, really decadent and to both of our surprise I felt really fine the evening and day after…
Local Dumpling Dive
Dumplings are a family tradition in China. To celebrate the New Year kids go home and make dumplings with their family. Dumplings are a bit labor intensive, so it makes for a great opportunity to come together. Since it takes a bit of effort to create the dumpling there are restaurants in China that specialize in just making dumplings, offering a large variety of dumplings to choose from. Jeremy also explained that in China pork is not considered food, but a seasoning—like salt, and they put it in EVERYTHING, small quantities to add flavor.
Hot Pot
Similar concept to the fondue, except instead of Chees it is like a soup broth that you do your dippin gin.
Dim Sum
Lika a fancy Sunday brinch with presentation, atmosphere and servise as important as the food served, we enjoyed steamed cake (which was very nice and moist), dumplings and great veggies.
Hot Pot
Lotus root salad and hot pot dippins'
A happy Jeremy enjoying an American Sunday Brunch.
Tree fungus- a delicacy
Hong Kongnese meal-- complete with Jo- a rice porridge. Yum!
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