惊险地逛了农贸市场之后，秋凡把我 带到她的家。她的公寓和我以前到过的房子完全不同，比较豪华，停车场、防盗门、阳台都有。秋凡和丈夫、女儿住在一起，但是女儿有六天都住在学校，只有星期 天回来。今天不是星期天，没有机会给全家人拍照了，秋凡向问我展示了他们家最近的全家福。
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Chengdu, Sichuan, CHINA — Today is one of those days I live for. I arrived at the house of the Luo family, greeted downstairs by their good little boy Luo Xiao. Luo Xiao, age 10, escorted Adeline and [...]
Continue Reading →成都，四川—我似乎冥冥中一直在希望这一天的到来。那天，我们到了罗家的楼下，他们家十岁的男孩罗霄已经在楼下迎接我们了，并把我们带到他的家。虽 然他眼神有点害羞，但是和我们聊天时很可爱。一进门，他的爸爸、妈妈、还有三岁的小弟弟就在门口热情地欢迎我们了，并微笑着说：你好！
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Waking up at Chengdu Mix Hostel
Chengdu, Sichuan, CHINA — I woke up at 5:30am to the sound of other backpackers scurrying about, feet slamming down loose floor boards, voices audible against nothing else in the still morning. Thinking my complimentary breakfast starts at 6:30am [...]
Continue Reading →I’ve arrived in Chengdu after a 25-hour train ride, winding through fields crossing village and city borders blanketed with yellow flowers trumping the sunshine’s flare. Adeline and I have managed to bunk with four dudes taking full advantage of common space; Yanjing beer cans, peanut shells, [...]
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Two days until I leave the house for a month, so I’m not buying any groceries. I’m using what’s left.
I often buy a pumpkin, peel it, and cube it for the freezer. I always keep pasta and là ròu (腊肉, [...]
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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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I’ve enjoyed hobnobbing digitally with food enthusiasts online via blogs and Twitter. Recently, I’ve published Chinese versions of my blogs onto Sina, with hopes to connect with more food fans and project participants. The experience has [...]
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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。
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