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Tag Archives: chinese food
Fermented (“stinky”) tofu
One night during my first months in China, I noticed a strange smell coming from the night market. At first I thought it was the smell of an improperly maintained sewer, festering in the summer humidity – the sickly-sweet odour … Continue reading
Chinese food, one week
I’ve decided that I’d like to write about Chinese food, mainly because nobody else seems to be. People from the UK sometimes ask me if I “eat Chinese food all the time.” Well, yes, most of the time, but what … Continue reading
Foodtube Christmas dinner (sort of) – Bamboo Rat
Colourful Chinese name: Bamboo rat What it really is: Stir-fried dried rat bits with vegetables Location: Yangshuo, Guangxi, China
Menu
I’m in the uk right now, so this blog has been on hold for a while. Back in September. In the meantime here are some photos of a restaurant menu in Beijing. I don’t think any comments are really needed.
Snake Soup
What it is: Snake Soup Location: Backstreet restaurant, Gongbei
Living fungus milk
Product name – Living Fungus Milk Real contents – Unknown Found at – Supermarket
Tasty Crispy Silkworm
Appealing Chinese name – “tasty crispy silkworm” What it really is – deep fried silkworm pupae Location – posh Beijing restaurant.
Good dog.
If you feel sentimental and protective about dogs you probably shouldn’t read my unusual food blog this week.
Good Doggy
Unusually straightforward Chinese name – “dog meat hotpot” What it really is – a dog meat hotpot Location – Backstreet restaurant Everyone knows how English people are sentimental about dogs. Given the choice to either contribute to a charity for … Continue reading
Three Duck Parts
Slightly misleading Chinese name – “three duck parts” What it really is – duck tongues, feet and shoulders in hot sauce Location – Hunan restaurant Keeping up to the unusualness levels of last week’s snack seemed unfeasible, so this week … Continue reading
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