China Series #1: Chinese Cuisine
One of the most amazing things I saw in China was the menu at the Chinese Restaurant at the Best Western Talli and I stayed at in Beijing. To see the actual menu items you'll have to click on the individual pictures. I'll put the text of the menu item underneath each picture. All prices are in Yuan. There are approximately 8 Yuan to the dollar. The text in parentheses are my comments.
Pulling down bakes traditional state banquet well-known dish on the pig's head
(Very well known dish, I'm sure.)
Traditional well-known dish is maked known in squirrel mandarin fish this greens Hunihe River
(Squirrel Mandarin? Is that what the Chinese squirrels speak?)
Honey almond and snowplow in stew
(A snowplow?! You've got to be kidding me. How does that fit in the pot?)
The sour bite the snakehead boiling water
(?????)
Tianma and baby pigeon in stew
(Baby pigeons? Just sounds cruel.)
Lily stir-fry foursquare
(I never thought to turn a favorite kids game into a dish.)
The pliable bag length fish
(How long is bag length?)
These were amazing choices. As you might think, I had a hard time choosing a dish to eat. I really thought the pliable bag length fish might be interesting, but I couldn't bring myself to eat it. Anyone have any thoughts on these dishes? I'm reaching out to people to pick their favorite dish and why they chose it. Just leave a comment...
More Chinese experiences to follow.
posted by David @ 3/24/2006 12:28:00 AM
4 comments
It's been a long time since I've seen the snowplow stew of my homeland. It is delicious and if you by chance find yourself in a snow storm, it's useful too. That is the reason why China is so far ahead of us, even their FOOD is productive.
All your base are now belong to us.
I would go for the "Tianma and baby pigeon in stew" because I'll eat anything (I mean anything) with the word 'baby' in it.
By the way, I've tried the "Honey Almond and Snowplow in Stew"...it's much more snowplow-y than I thought it would be. Also, very spicy.
I have to go with "Pulling down bakes traditional state banquet well-known dish on the pig's head" myself because it's very traditional and anything is good on a pig's head.
I am sorry but I have to go with the The sour bite the snakehead boiling water. I love nothing better then a dish that bites back, especially a sour bite. You haven't lived until you have eaten a snake's head anyway.
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