Category Archives: EAT

Restaurants, street food, and eating out in Beijing

Amazing (ly Expensive) Noodles: Xiaolumian at Mutianyu

Posted on August 14, 2010 by jen

Most noodles in Beijing run from 6-15 kuai in the small mian dians. If you want to go fancier and hand over a few more kuai, you can get specialty noodles made from unusual ingredients, or double or trip up … Continue reading →

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Beijing Snacks (xiaochi 小吃): Jiumen Snack Street Adventures

Posted on July 9, 2010 by jen

“Enjoy yourself in Beijing traditional snacks” reads the wall-sized sign next to the modest doorway hiding the courtyard of Jiumen xiaochi (九门小吃). In a little hutong off of the quieter end of Houhai is this treasure trove for those seeking … Continue reading →

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Travels in Shanghai: Triple-fried Goodness – Porkchop with Niangao (排骨年糕)

Posted on June 10, 2010 by jen

Shanghai. It’s a place most Beijingers love to hate. The antithesis of Beijing, with its European flavor, narrow sycamore-dotted lanes, and a population inexplicably always in a mad rush. This last trip however, I’ve decided to give in to its … Continue reading →

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Beijing Pastry Culture: Daoxiangcun 稻香村

Posted on May 24, 2010 by christine

I really miss afternoon snacks.  There used to be something really acceptable about eating a cookie and having a juice in the middle of the afternoon, and really humane about acknowledging that hunger strikes every three hours.  Or two hours.  … Continue reading →

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DaGui (大贵) Hot Dishes: Because…they are delicious too

Posted on May 14, 2010 by jen

After my Ode To Vinegar post detailing the sour cold dishes at DaGui (大贵), I shall now move onto some hot, vinegar-free but still delicious dishes. Guizhou cuisine is not at all popular outside of China – in fact I’ve … Continue reading →

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A Break From Grease, an Ode to Liangcai: Shanxi Knife-Cut Noodles (Mianxiang bafang 面香八方)

Posted on May 12, 2010 by christine

Occasionally we get tired of the Tsinghua cafeteria and escape to a Shanxi 山西 noodle restaurant outside of the east gate of Tsinghua for a quick lunch.  Mianxiang Bafang is bustling at lunch, and the menu spans a wide variety … Continue reading →

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DaGui (大贵) Cold Dishes: Because vinegar is delicious

Posted on April 24, 2010 by jen

Hello, magical peanuts. In my pre-Beijing existence, I was never really fond of the peanut. If I felt a nut craving, the stores were stocked with an infinite variation of other nuts – smoked almonds, candied cashews, and the oh-so-buttery … Continue reading →

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A Hong Kong New Year: big dish of food (dapancai 大盘菜）

Posted on March 8, 2010 by jen

On to the second part of my Chinese New Year feast – the big plate of food. Dapancai (大盘菜) originates from southern Guangzhou province.  Because Hong Kong was historically part of Guangdong, and because of relative geographic proximity, the dish … Continue reading →

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For New Year’s Luck, Eat Salad: raw fish salad (yu sheng 鱼生)

Posted on March 4, 2010 by jen

Yusheng (鱼生) is a Chaozhou appetizer eaten during Chinese New Year among the Singaporean and Malaysian Chinese. It’s been part of my family’s New Year feast ever since my parents moved to Malaysia eight years ago, and I’m unreasonably fond … Continue reading →

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Our Happy Place: Maison Boulud a Pekin (布鲁宫法餐厅)

Posted on March 3, 2010 by christine

Maison Boulud a Pekin is a happy place in Beijing.  Located in the former Legation Quarter at Qianmen, the renovated interior is gorgeous, chock full of delectably tatty antique rugs, hand painted canvas murals, and enviable moderne bulb-shaped white ceramic … Continue reading →

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