Xiao Zhou, originally from Hunan, is a book artist (书籍艺术) and avid food blogger in Beijing. She creates, cooks, writes, and photographs. I asked Xiao Zhou to share with ShowShanti her favorite dish from home.
In Hunan province, Smoked Fish is a famous dish; [...]
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I’m having a sore-throat-congested-nose kind of day. I decided I’d doctor up a chicken soup to help cut this cold in half.
Ingredients 100 grams pumpkin, peeled and cubed (Vitamins A & C) 8 red grape tomatoes, halved [...]
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Alex Grieves of WildChina met with me last week, to learn more about the ShowShanti project; how it started and where it is going. WildChina facilitates unique ways to travel and see China. Given WildChina’s mission, it was an honor for me to [...]
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Fóshān (佛山), Guangdong, CHINA — Every great meal begins with the fun adventure of grocery shopping. This may be tedious for some, but for me it’s another chance to connect with the locals and get seduced into buying other things not on the evening’s menu. Flash [...]
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中国，佛山—每一顿诱人的美食都要从去琳琅满目的菜市场挑选原料而开始。对有人来说，这可能是挺无聊的事情；但对于我来说，却是一个和当地人打交道 的好机会，我还会被诱惑着买晚上菜谱之外的东西。只要有人朝我一笑，叫我一声朋友，并说：好久不见！我就与他们搭话，还买了当天并不需要的西红柿。“我应 该每天都储存西红柿。”我这样安慰自己。
Continue Reading →When is the largest yearly human migration in the world? Chūnjié (春节, Chinese New Year).
For the year of the Tiger, Adeline traveled by train 13 hours (hard sleeper), then three hours by bus to arrive home where her mother and father waited anxiously [...]
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Who would have thought anything other than rice could be made in my rice cooker?
I traveled to Fóshān (佛山) in Guǎngdōng (广东), China and learned how to cook this dish that titillates the senses. Qiūfán (秋凡), a lovely [...]
Continue Reading →你是否想过用电饭煲里可以做菜呢？2009年12月，我旅行到广东的佛山，学会了如何做这道能挑逗人的味觉的菜。秋凡是一位非常可爱的年轻妈妈，也 是教我用电饭煲做沙姜焗鸡的老师。房间里弥漫着它的香味，我迫不急待地想尝尝。这道菜很简单，味道独特，看起来让人口水直流呢。
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“要想吃炒肝，鼓楼一拐弯”。也许这句顺口溜只有那些老北京人或真正喜欢北京小吃的人才会真正理解。在整个午饭期间，我的朋友高佳不停地用各种正宗的北京小吃款待我，使我有机会体验一下真正的北京人的感觉。这段时间，我的食欲似乎在无限制地膨胀。
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Gāomíng, CHINA — Leaving Beijing at sub-zero temperatures, I thought surely I could pack for warmer weather in Guǎngdōng; I was wrong. I greet our new friend Xiǎoēn, hoping that despite government provided heating reserved for homes north of the Yangtze, her home might thaw out my toes. On [...]
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中国，高明——在零下的温度中离开北京，我确信到了广州后我会被温暖的天气包裹，但事实上我错了。在车站见到了来接我们的新朋友小恩，寒暄过后，我 希望虽然政府只给北方地区供暖，但是她家也足够温暖使我冻僵的脚趾舒缓过来。在听了我对馄饨面的情有独钟之后，小恩决定在她们全家都很喜欢的一家小餐馆中 稍作停留，一边给我推荐一种佛山的特色小吃——濑粉。
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