Beijing, China — As I was featured Playdate for February’s issue of The Beijinger, Tiffany Wang (style and living editor) tagged along with me one crisp morning, to my neighborhood market.
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Omniscient clouds loom overhead on the afternoon of day three. I love the mood of the weather here. By day mother nature delivers clear blue skies with a small breeze and in the late afternoon cools down the city with a trio of fat rain drops, lightning, and [...]
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在中国过日子和在美国不一样。在北京，我想做一顿饭，比起在旧金山必须要准备得早一些。这种差异是买菜的地方不一样决定的。在美国，如果我需要什么菜，去商店就可以，任何时候都能买到看起来很新鲜的蔬菜；而在这里，我也去过商店买菜，但是菜的质量总是让人很失望：就像丰收过后的田野上蔫蔫的破烂的菜叶子散落在那里。在北京要想买到新鲜的菜，必须得在一大早去菜市场。
Beijing, China — Living in China, my day takes a different strategy than the one I used in the States. When planning a meal, I find a need to start a bit sooner here in Beijing than when I was in San Francisco. The difference in time depends on where I shop [...]
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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。
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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