Tag Archives: Chinese food
China Addiction
Stick asked me if I wanted to go back to China at the end of the summer. I don’t know, I don’t feel an amazing love of Yantai. China is like Wonkaland, and while I’m still curious about China, the … Continue reading
Didn’t See That One Coming!
Today I stopped by the Asian market in Amherst (Mom’s House on College St., not the one on Route 9 near the bridge) , planning to pick up some cheap noodles and fresh veggies for dinner. When I went inside, … Continue reading
Food I Don’t Hate
Since I’ve spent so much time complaining about Chinese food I don’t like, I thought I should devote some time to food I don’t hate. 1) Everything at the Japanese place on Huang Shan Lu. I love this place, I … Continue reading
Shrimp Melon Popcorn
After my last post (and this one, this one, and, actually, almost everything else I’ve written about China), I need to explain that I don’t really hate all Chinese food. There are some amazing foods here, like scallion-egg pancakes and … Continue reading
Chinese Food. Again.
When Stick was here, I constantly surprised myself with how much I’ve adjusted to Chinese life. Things like “yeah, yeah, Chinglish signs are funny, whatever” came out of my mouth… when I wasn’t spitting on the street, that is. Stick … Continue reading
Stick Eating Chinese Food
Stick: What’s in this dish?Meg: I’d rather not tell you. The boy’s here, and we had disaster at the airport followed by a great time in Qingdao. More later.
Cheesy Pop Song
I talked to Stick last night in my pre-visit freakout. Because I haven’t seen him in so long, I feel like this is going to be a first date. In a way, I’m excited about it. I love first dates, … Continue reading
Chinese Standards
My new co-worker, David, and I both have Thursdays and Fridays off, so yesterday we went exploring downtown. “is this squid on a stick kosher?” “The next person who calls me lao wei…” The Lonely Planet mentions that Yantai #2 … Continue reading
Dragon Boat Day
(Written on 6/1 but Dragon Boat Day is 5/31 so I’m backdating this) Once there was a Chinese poet called Qu Yuan (??). Depending on who you ask, Qu Yuan either jumped or fell into a river and drowned, and … Continue reading
My friends are coming! / Step 1 of 10,000
In anticipation of Fresca and Jeff’s visit, my students gave me KFC and McDonald’s coupons. (They didn’t want me to pay a ludicrous $2 for a “western” meal!) I thanked them, but I giggled because I can’t think of 2 … Continue reading
