Beijing Cuisine
Beijing, like most areas of China, features food distinct to the region, and some of the more famous Beijing specialties include Beijing duck, every dumpling variety you can imagine, and Mongolian Hot Pot. We tried all three while we were there, and they were all delicious.
Below, the beginnings of a Mongolian Hot Pot feast. Similar to fondue, the food of choice is cooked as desired in the big boiling pot in the middle of the table. We had beef, chicken, a mushroom medley, potatoes, noodles, and greens.
Beijing is also the best place in China to find international food. Because we knew this would be our last chance to have non-Chinese or non-Korean food for a while, we indulged in what the city had to offer: Indian, Japanese, Baskin Robbins, Dairy Queen, MacDonald's, delivery pizza, and, most amazingly, Pizza Hut. Again, I'm not an advocate of most of these places while in America, but here, they allow for a needed break from the constant onslaught of Chinese food.
Finally, below is package of a Cracker Jack-ish product in Beijing. The English translation makes it sound pretty X-treme, almost like X-treme banana chips or something.
Below, the beginnings of a Mongolian Hot Pot feast. Similar to fondue, the food of choice is cooked as desired in the big boiling pot in the middle of the table. We had beef, chicken, a mushroom medley, potatoes, noodles, and greens.
Beijing is also the best place in China to find international food. Because we knew this would be our last chance to have non-Chinese or non-Korean food for a while, we indulged in what the city had to offer: Indian, Japanese, Baskin Robbins, Dairy Queen, MacDonald's, delivery pizza, and, most amazingly, Pizza Hut. Again, I'm not an advocate of most of these places while in America, but here, they allow for a needed break from the constant onslaught of Chinese food.
Finally, below is package of a Cracker Jack-ish product in Beijing. The English translation makes it sound pretty X-treme, almost like X-treme banana chips or something.
posted by Mysteries of The Orient at 11:06 AM
4 Comments:
nice blog!
I envy you...
you will love china
try to make as many excersions as possible....
Hi, this is Allyssa's Aunt Pat. There was a link to your site on her blog, so I took a look. It was great to see her photos. Was that a snake in one of the pictures entitled "Dinner"????It sounds as if you are both having a wonderful time. Thanks. AP
No, luckily it's just a big centipede or millipede.
i have to study signal transduction but i want to climb the great wall. i watched a movie called hero this week. have you seen it? it is chinese and in chinese, hence the relatedness. let's talk sometime soon! send me an email and your address.
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