Food

In-Flight Goodies From Your Chinese Airline

August 10, 2009

in Aviation, China, Food, Humor

Have you ever had a cough and wished you had a cough drop? Have you ever felt a little peckish and wished you had a gum drop? Have you ever suffered from coffee breath and wished you had a mint? Have you ever experienced all three simultaneously? Have I got a product for you! Unick [...]

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Tales of Entrails and Other Food Wonders

June 13, 2009

in China, Expat Life, Food, Spain, World Blog Surf Day

Welcome to World Blog Surf Day, featuring food! As an expat, or even as a traveler, you quickly learn that Americans are fairly finnicky eaters, and in the beginning of my expatriate life, I was no exception. I will never forget the look my newly-acquired (by marriage) Spanish Aunt gave me as I carefully separated [...]

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Where Those Kebabs Come From

May 4, 2009

in China, Expat Life, Food, Linyi, Restaurants

Xinjiang Restaurant BBQ Pit Last Thursday night, the eve before the May 1st holiday, the DH and I ventured over to Linyi’s Xinjiang restaurant for some lamb kebabs. The weather was warm so we were hoping they would have tables set up on the sidewalk, and they did. We had our usual kebabs and naan [...]

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I’m No Bourdain

April 30, 2009

in Food

This is how I feel about cooking, especially when chopping onions is required: No, I’m no chef. Not even close. I love to eat, but I’ll leave the preparations to others. Especially if it means I have to walk around with raccoon eyes. Onions are evil.

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Great. Just Great.

April 28, 2009

in China, Environment, Expat Life, Food

Greenpeace Says Chinese Vegetables Tainted With Pesticides From China Retail News (emphasis mine) Greenpeace recently published a report on pesticide residues in vegetables and fruit in China, which shows five kinds of fruit and vegetables contained extremely poisonous pesticide and produce sold in supermarkets contain higher level of pesticide residue than those sold in agricultural markets. [...]

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Great Feasts – Secreto Ibérico

April 14, 2009

in Food, Great Feasts, Restaurants, Spain

I’m starting a new series here on the blog, because I do love me a good meal. It’s called Great Feasts. Join me as I chronicle the top meals I’ve had, either together with the DH or with friends, across the globe. From pork in Spain to seafood in Asia, I’m hungry! First up is [...]

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Snappers & Hoppers

April 8, 2009

in China, Food, Linyi, Wordless Wednesday

Technically it is illegal to take photos in the supermarket here, but no one seemed to care when I shot these. And how could I resist? What’s on offer at Linyi’s RT-Mart? Turtles at 19.8 RMB per 500kg The bullfrogs were only 15.5RMB per 500kg. What a steal! And what is up with the lemon [...]

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No Pistachios For You!

April 2, 2009

in China, Expat Life, Food, Linyi

Not to rub your nose in it or anything, but the DH and I are in a regular pistachio heaven here in China! Our stash of “happy nuts” We buy our pistachios from a vendor on our street. She has a stand directly across from the old lady vegetable sellers I blogged about a few [...]

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How Can You Say No?

March 26, 2009

in China, Expat Life, Food, Linyi

This group of older Chinese ladies sit on the street every afternoon selling bunches of leafy green vegetables. You can find spinach, chrysanthemum leaves, kale, bok choy and a few other unknown vegetables, some of which resemble random weeds you and I would pull from our yards. (If I had a yard.) The DH and [...]

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Dinner Randomness

March 3, 2009

in Food, Randomness

For sustenance today I basically had a bowl of spicy kimchi, a slightly bitter pomelo and a liter of coffee… Just waiting to see how my stomach reacts to this one.

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