Here in Beijing, I believe everything is fast! The cars, the bicyclists, the language, production, and food. A popular fast food chain with the young locals is Xiabu Xiabu, appropriated from the Japanese term Shabu Shabu, Japanese hotpot. Don’t expect great service from the Xiabu Xiabu fuwuyuans (waitresses), but count on [...]
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From 11am to 4am, I have a spot where I can comfort myself with popular Taiwanese food. I’ve lived in China for two and half years now, and Bellagio 鹿港小镇 continues to satiate my daily and nightly cravings with guilty pleasures like their Taiwan Stewed Fatty Pork (Taishikongrou) and Dry [...]
With every vice comes the promise of something good. Every morning after the gym, I have a hot cup of inspiration with a solitude muffin.
There were the mornings in San Francisco when my dad would wake me up at 5 am and ask me if I’d [...]
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Beijing, China — When friends from out of town visit me in Beijing, the host in me lights up during mealtimes. My husband and I send our friends off for long hikes on the Great Wall and walks within the walls of the Forbidden [...]
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While living in Beijing, my home was blessed with an Āyí (Chinese for aunt, another term for home helper) who could cook well. Āyí gave me my first cooking lessons in China. Hóngshāo Páigǔ is a favorite in her home and easily became one of my favorites as it had an ingredient close [...]
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