Well, some days have passed and I have
been able to venture out and find some new varieties of food to show
you from
东北 (Dōngběi, northeast).
If you couldn't tell from part 1, food in China is a very
special and very delicious thing. Meal times are always a pleasure
because we are usually eating with students, or with each other. Very
rarely do you ever see someone eating alone in China. It's practically unheard of. I think of all the times in college were I would sit alone in the dining hall reading a book or doing some homework [or cramming for an exam]. Food and meal times is
“community time” in China, something I very much appreciate.
Without further adieu, I'll introduce
you to some more of my favorite foods!
“Yu Xiang Qie Tiao”
Fried and sweetly battered eggplant.
Our new team favorite!
"Guo Ba Rou"
Perhaps this is the most Dongbei dish that you could possibly ever order.
It is also the closest thing to General Tso's Chicken that we can find.
However, it's friend pork in a sweet sauce, covered in cilantro and carrots shavings.
“Zha Cheung Lain Cai”
Tofu strips with cucumber and carrot,
glass noodles, soy sauce and vinegar.
(depending on where you go, some places
throw some sugar on top, some places throw in spicy chillies.)
"Rou Si Ban Fan"
Ok, ok, it's really a Korean dish, but
it's served in our cafeteria!
Meat strips, rice, a plethora of
veggies, egg, and spicy kim chee sauce.
“Rou Duar Qie Zi”
Fried pork, pepper, and eggplant in a sweet
sauce, served over rice.
****“Ma La Tang”****
My other favorite
This is known as a 'female dish'. Why?
Because all the girls love it!
But be careful, ma la tang is “not
good for your health” (so they say...).
The best part about it? You choose what
you want to go in it!
Usually that includes all sorts of
noodles, different typed of tofu, greens and veggies boiled together.
Top it off with as much
'la' [spice] as you can handle!
...oh, and just so you know, no meal is ever complete without a bottle of this stuff...
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