Eating Our Way Through China

   [ 28 July - 11 August, 2008 / 47 images ]

ENORMOUS room svc breakfast at the Kempinski Shenzhen ENORMOUS room svc breakfast at the Kempinski Shenzhen
Boxed meal and congee on Air China Boxed meal and congee on Air China
BIG breakfast at the Four Points Lhasa, Tibet BIG breakfast at the Four Points Lhasa, Tibet
Yummy noodles for breakfast! Yummy noodles for breakfast!
Sizzling yak steak at Kyichu Hotel, Lhasa Sizzling yak steak at Kyichu Hotel, Lhasa
Lhasa Beer! Lhasa Beer!
Room service breakfast in Lhasa Room service breakfast in Lhasa
Dried meats in Lijiang Old Town Dried meats in Lijiang Old Town
EWW! (in Lijiang) EWW! (in Lijiang)
Who eats this shit... (in Lijiang) Who eats this shit... (in Lijiang)
*cringe* (still in Lijiang) *cringe* (still in Lijiang)
More yak meat -- Yunnan food in Lijiang More yak meat -- Yunnan food in Lijiang
Yummy mushroom dishes in Lijiang Yummy mushroom dishes in Lijiang
Setting up for outdoor hot pot (火锅) at the Banyan Tree in Lijiang Setting up for outdoor hot pot (火锅) at the Banyan Tree in Lijiang
Gorgeous setting, huh? Gorgeous setting, huh?
A hot pot full of happiness! A hot pot full of happiness!
Me so happy *giggle* Me so happy *giggle*
Tony... cooking for me, as usual :-D Tony... cooking for me, as usual :-D
Sooooo happy that our bedroom is so close Sooooo happy that our bedroom is so close
Me like hot and spicy hot pot soup! Me like hot and spicy hot pot soup!
More hot pot cooking More hot pot cooking
We had two HUGE trays of raw food stuff to cook We had two HUGE trays of raw food stuff to cook
Happy outdoor hot pot bellies! Happy outdoor hot pot bellies!
The hot pot aftermath... The hot pot aftermath...
Beautifully carved fruits Beautifully carved fruits
Hangzhou's famous dong po rou (东坡肉)! Hangzhou's famous dong po rou (东坡肉)!
Cooking our Peking Duck @ Made In China, Grand Hyatt Beijing Cooking our Peking Duck @ Made In China, Grand Hyatt Beijing
Freshly made dumplings in front of us Freshly made dumplings in front of us
Our one and only Peking Duck (北京烤鸭) in China Our one and only Peking Duck (北京烤鸭) in China
Look at how gorgeous the duck is Look at how gorgeous the duck is
OMB, the duck was SENSATIONAL! OMB, the duck was SENSATIONAL!
Breakfast room at our hutong hotel in Beijing Breakfast room at our hutong hotel in Beijing
Beef noodle soup at Noodle Bar @ 1949: The Hidden City Beef noodle soup at Noodle Bar @ 1949: The Hidden City
Mouthwatering Chicken (口水鸡) @ Chuan Ban (川办) Mouthwatering Chicken (口水鸡) @ Chuan Ban (川办)
Chicken with chillies... LOTS and lots of chillies! @ Chuan Ban Chicken with chillies... LOTS and lots of chillies! @ Chuan Ban
Water-boiled fish! (水煮鱼) @ Chuan Ban Water-boiled fish! (水煮鱼) @ Chuan Ban
Dan Dan Noodles (担担面) @ Chuan Ban Dan Dan Noodles (担担面) @ Chuan Ban
We're pigs... hot-and-spicy-loving pigs! Oink We're pigs... hot-and-spicy-loving pigs! Oink
LOL! LOL!
Shanxi Noodles @ Noodle Loft (面酷) Shanxi Noodles @ Noodle Loft (面酷)
Some lotus root vegetable thingie, bleagh Some lotus root vegetable thingie, bleagh
Dan Dan Noodles (担担面) @ Hua Jia Yi Yuan (花家怡园) Dan Dan Noodles (担担面) @ Hua Jia Yi Yuan (花家怡园)
Some Mandarin Fish thingie @ Hua Jia Yi Yuan Some Mandarin Fish thingie @ Hua Jia Yi Yuan
Ma Po Tofu (麻婆豆腐) @ South Beauty (俏江南) Ma Po Tofu (麻婆豆腐) @ South Beauty (俏江南)
Dry-cooked chicken wings @ South Beauty Dry-cooked chicken wings @ South Beauty
Sour cabbage fish (酸菜鱼)! My favorite... Sour cabbage fish (酸菜鱼)! My favorite...
Final meal in China -- Instant Noodles @ The Olympic Green! Final meal in China -- Instant Noodles @ The Olympic Green!