The Chinese seem to like their food sweet, rather than salty or savory. When offered a "salad," it is then best to assume that it will be a sweet salad containing various fruits and a dressing. To explain more simply, a Chinese "Salad" typically consists of sliced apples, watermelon, and mayonnaise. Mayonnaise.
Beijing was great.
While in Beijing, when I was not splurging at the Silk Market, we stopped by a quaint local DVD shop, which I like to call Narnia. "Why Narnia?" you might ask. Well, in order to reach said DVD shop, one must enter a clothing store, proceed to a fitting room, go through the false wall in the back of the fitting room into a closet, and then make your way through a false wall in the back of the closet into a small, dimly lit, airless room, filled with thoroughly legitimate copies of American movies.
I constantly have the theme from Nickelodeon's "Doug" running through my head...So if you see me walking around humming "doodootdoodoo", don't be surprised. But don't worry, I don't plan on sticking underwear on my head and calling myself "Quailman" anytime soon...I shall save that for spring...
Mooncakes are a traditional Chinese delicacy that are produced and consumed to celebrate the fullest moon of the year, during the Mid-Autumn Festival. They are beautiful, round confections with elaborate designs printed on the top. They are stuffed with a variety of delicious fillings, such as Chestnut, Chocolate, and Egg. They usually taste like crap. Moon crap.
Upon receiving the news that I was accepted to CCEP, and would be spending the next year in the Middle Kingdom, I began to modify my speech. "Fried Rice" became "Flied Lice." "English Teacher" sounded more like "Engrish Teacher." I'm sure you can imagine my disappointment upon discovering that it is the Japanese, not the Chinese, who have a deal of trouble with their R's and L's.
In America, I would imagine that those who consider themselves to be quite fond of Chinese food may partake in this delicious Asian cuisine once, maybe twice, a week. I eat it every day. Every damned day. Just think about that.
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you know, let me tell you something that occurred to me recently. I used to be like Cec, thinking that authenticity mattered. Then it occurred to me, while I was pondering things that Lauren had said about China, things that I had read (including that they don't have General Tso's chicken there), and about the fact that mexican food, which I love, is much different in Mexico (more fish and pototos for starters I guess), the authenticity of the eats does not in and of itself make them more or less delicious. Hence, I KNOW that I like the food that Chinese folk (though I wonder if the people at the place I usually go aren't actually Korean) and Mexican folk sell to me here, but maybe I wouldn't like it if they sold the same things here as they do there. And for real, someone needs to fill the people in China in about the General Tso Chicken. I mean, it's not my favorite or anything, but it is pretty good, I think they might like it. And Moon Pies, also not my favorite, but no doubt better than the "mooncakes" that you described.
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