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Píngshān 屏山, CHINA – My journey to learn favorite family recipes began this morning at the Suíjiāng market. Heavy bags of meat and vegetables turning our knuckles white, we board Liu Yeye’s boat. Liu Yeye (Grandfather Liu) motors his river tank up the Jīnshā River just enough [...]

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中国,屏山-我今天的探访中国每位家常菜的旅程于清晨开始于绥江菜市场。在沉重的满载着鲜肉和蔬菜的袋子把我们的手指关节都压白了的时候,我们登上了刘爷爷的船。刘爷爷将他的水上站车向略微逆 流的方向开动着,以便可以刚好将我们渡到河的正对岸。他的子女们居住在金沙江的两岸。平山县为了表彰他救助落水的人以及其他众多的贡献,以他的名字命名了一座桥。

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Salty and fresh flavor
咸鲜味型 xián xiān wèixíng
example: Xiānmó Càixīn (鲜蘑菜心, Fresh Mushroom Fried with Cabbage) Home-style flavor
家常味型 jiācháng wèixíng
example: Jiācháng Dòufu (家常豆腐, Home-style Tofu) and Huí Guō Ròu (回锅肉, Twice Cooked Pork) Spicy and numbing flavor; Sichuan peppercorns, along [...]

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中国,四川-当我走到我和我的团队要乘坐三轮摩 托(一种三轮摩托出租车)出发的地方时,我满怀敬畏地环顾四周;所有的建筑都将在向家坝水电站完工时被淹没。虽然绥江的人民在等待他们的现代化设施,但他 们目前的房子崩坏破败很严重,以至于很多有所损坏需要修理的东西只能用临时的解决方案来处理。我可以理解这里的人民想要搬进新家的急切心情,但是对于临时停驻在这 里的我来说,依然可以沉浸于老城镇中并感受它特有的魅力。我知道我的时间不允许我耐心地等到一切工程都竣工的时候。人在躁动的时候是感受不到任何魅力的。

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Yibin, CHINA – My host in Sichuan arranged a pick up for my team and I in Yibin. Her younger brother arrived in a sedan carrying his wife, niece, and two year old. There are two healthy sized young men in my team so our seating arrangements placed the niece, my two [...]

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Yibin (Sichuan Province), CHINA – What a night! We slept on the worst sleeper train in China complete with sights of mostly men in the cabin, odors of smoke and the bathroom, and the constant sound of brakes screeching.

In the middle of the night, the train stopped at a station and I heard [...]

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