Lijiang, Yunnan, China — After eight hours on a bus from Kūnmíng, we are met at the Lìjiāng bus stop by our smiling host Lǐ Shīfu. He drives us into Old Lìjiāng where we walk through cobblestone passageways to his family-run guest house. [...]
Continue Reading →在一辆由昆明开往丽江的大巴上度过了八个小时之后，我们在丽江长途客运站见到了前来车站迎接我们的东道主李师傅。他开车带着我们进入了丽江古城，从那里我 们徒步穿过了由鹅卵石铺成的甬道抵达了他家庭经营的餐馆。李师傅一家人是纳西族人，纳西族是中国政府正式认可的56个民族之一。她的妻子——杨阿姨——擅 长的烹饪法是一代一代流传下来的，并且今天在他们家的小院内被满怀热情的传授给了我。
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Beijing, China — I’m in the middle of writing about my visit to Lìjiāng. Lunch time hits so I decide to eat some inspiration at a favorite spot, In & Out (一坐一忘丽江主题餐厅). I’ve written about a few dishes from In & [...]
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Beijing, CHINA — A light dinner of two courses at In & Out (一坐一忘丽江主题餐厅) and a dessert beckons a return for more. The prices won’t break the bank and the ambiance echoes old Lìjiāng without a few of the tourist-trap pretensions [...]
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云南，武定—在从云南到武定的公共汽车上，我们经过一片片郁郁葱葱长满水稻的梯田和一座座经过粉刷的房屋，这一切都使我想起了美国的家乡。从车中出 来，我 们一下就进入了炎热的空气中，其间的灰尘充斥着附近的建筑物。我们看到一匹站在烈日下的马，在它的鞍具上面挂着一个装粮食的袋子，看来它想不吃都不行。
Continue Reading →Wǔdìng, Yúnnán, China — I rode a bus from Kunming through lush green hillsides terraced with rice paddies and new development reminding me of stucco homes in anyplace, USA. We step off the bus into dry heat and the air is dust-filled from [...]
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中国，绥江——家里面有一位烹饪方面的专家一定是一件很棒的事情。张师 傅的家人很幸运，因为张师傅就拥有这样的烹饪才能，有谁不想每天和家人一起在餐桌前吃饭呢。张家的家庭商业是坐落在绥江县中心地带的名叫友谊山庄的餐馆， 但这里是一个来客不仅能够用餐，还可以打麻将、玩扑克、为了各种理由聚会的地方。
Continue Reading →Suíjiāng 绥江, Yunnan, China — It must be great to have a food expert in the family. The Zhāng (张) family is fortunate to have the talents of husband and father, Zhāng Shīfu (张师傅, Master Zhang). Who wouldn’t want to dine daily at the table of a chef? Located in central [...]
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中国，绥江-当晚的最后一个梦一结束，从窗户射进的阳光就渗透进了我的眼睑，也切断了我重返梦乡的路。新的点子和要做的事情瞬间充斥了我的大脑，使我完全清醒过来。我喜欢清晨！我喜欢清晨，特别是有人可以和我一起在清晨散步、分享早餐、然后再一起去购买一些用于制作午餐和晚餐的材料的时候。
Continue Reading →Suijiang, CHINA – As soon as my last dream ends, light from the window seeps into my eyes and there’s no turning back towards the land of nod. New ideas and things-to-do rush [...]
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Suíjiāng, Yunnan, China — As I walk to the corner where my team and I will set off in a sānlúnchē (三轮车, motorized three-wheeled taxi), I look around me in awe; all of these buildings will be submerged under water after the Xiàngjiābà Dam [...]
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Kūnmíng (昆明), Yunnan, China — Growing up, my father didn’t cook. He afforded the food set on the table. Together he and my mother tended the garden that brought organic food to our plates before I had ever heard of the word “organic.” When my mother had her third child, [...]
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