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Archive for China
Food BOM for November: The Uncornered Market
I like to travel, I love beautiful photography and excellent writing, and I simply must have good food (and information about same).
This month’s Food BOM winner meets all those elements. No, let me correct myself: The Uncornered Market exceeds all those needs. By a long ways!
The Uncornered Market has a novel premise. The site owners, [...] Read more »
Restaurant Review: Fujian Grand China Buffet, Austin
I’ve been to Xiamen, China several times, and enjoy the food there very much. (Xiamen is in Fujian Province, for those without a China map handy.) Because of that, I watched with interest as the Old San Francisco Steakhouse in Austin morphed into the Fujian Grand China Buffet, over a couple of agonizing years (it [...] Read more »
Chile Underground Turns Two Hundred
The Chile Underground, your favorite food blog (that talks about chiles and travel, I mean), turns 200 today. Posts, that is. And there’s no end in sight!
In a little over a year we’ve brought you recipes and news, Follies and frivolity, and travel (and eating!) reports from all over the world: Singapore, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, [...] Read more »
Salmagundi on a Sunday
It’s the weekend, and time for another Salmagundi! From around the world, and maybe right around your community, here are some interesting items:
Disney is hosting a Best Cake Face-Off through their playful, interesting site, FamilyFun.com.
Cook for your kids, don’t let them die drowning in fat…
Cooking is good for the whole family; Five Generations in the [...] Read more »
More Friday Follies V: Beer, Beer, Beer!
Norwalk, CA
A 74 year-old woman drove her 1988 Cadillac through the front of a convenience store recently. I guess that’s not much news. What she did next, however, is:
She staggered out of the wreckage, shouted “I’m here for beer!” and wobbled over to the cooler to grab a six of Budweiser. When she reached the [...] Read more »
My Top Five Places to Eat Spicy Food in Asia
No. 5: Indian Kitchen, Gubei District, Shanghai
The Gubei District in Shanghai, the first area where Western expatriates settled in (reopened) Shanghai in 1994, is where a lot of us round-eyes hang out. A great variety of European eateries are located there, and there is good, safe walking areas as well. The Hongqiao Pearl Market is [...] Read more »
“Blow Your Head Off” Potstickers
I came to Asia for hot food. I was duly rewarded. I’m not sure I brought enough Pepcid to cover.
Lunch today at the hotel in Shenzhen, China featured a noodle station, very Cantonese traditional fare. The sous chef held a molded log of dough, and while standing back from a large pot of boiling, flavored water, he used [...] Read more »
Cantonese Spicy Food?
Shenzhen’s not the most scenic of Chinese cities. It has a bit of a “Wild West” reputation, mainly because it was built so quickly. In 1979, it was a small, unknown fishing village, like many others in the Pearl River delta. Its location caught the eye of the Chinese government, however, as it would provide [...] Read more »
