‘Beijing’

A Final Dinner at Tianjin Go Believe Baozi Mansion Jingdian

November 22nd, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

How's that for a mouthfull?

On our last night in China (tears), we had a tough time finding a restaurant open by the time we finished climbing the Great Wall and shopping at the Silk Market.  Although McDonald’s was open 24 hours, we really didn’t want our final meal to be a burger.  Finally we found a place just across the street from Quanjude off of Wangfujing Street to get some baozi (steamed bread dumplings).  It was called Tianjin Go Believe Baozi Mansion Jingdian.  Now that was a mouthful, and we hoped their dumplings would be as well. Continue Reading»

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Peking Duck Number 287585 at Quanjude

November 19th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Follow those lights.

No trip to Beijing is complete without eating some Peking Duck.  Now you may be wondering why Peking Duck is so important in Beijing, after all, shouldn’t Peking be the place to get that famous duck?  Well, guess what? Beijing is Peking.  Yes, I know I’m blowing your mind, but sometimes a mind just needs to be blown and this is one of those times.  Anyway, it’s hard to walk a block without seeing a sign for roast duck, which is what they call Peking Duck in Beijing.  By recommendation, we were sent to Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant on Wangfujing Street.  This is just one of many Quanjude restaurants (all part of the same company) in Beijing, with the original dating all the way back to 1864.  The one we went to on Wangfujing wasn’t hard to find, as Wangfujing is a prominent pedestrian street right in the middle of Beijing. Continue Reading»

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Eating Hot Pot the Mongolian Way

November 18th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Let's get a nice boil going in here.

Compared to the Chengdu-style hot pot, Mongolian hot pot looks like it came from another planet.  Or at least a much older planet.  Differing from most other hot pots, this one still uses hot coals rather than an electric stove.  It also looks nothing like a pot and looks more some obscure ancient brass ware you might find at an antique store.  The broth, which is essentially water flavored by ginger and scallions, fills a moat that surrounds the central silo.  This silo contains the coals that boil the hot pot. Continue Reading»

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A Christmas Dinner at Peking Dragon

January 14th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Perfectly rounded fried rice.

First off, yes I know that Christmas was weeks ago, but sometimes it takes a while to get these meaty blog posts written, so back up off of me!  As usual, my Jew Christmas led me to Chinese food.  Only this time I was down in Dana Point, Orange County, which isn’t exactly known for a high Jewish population.  With luck and a little help from Jesus err umm the internet, I found a Chinese restaurant within walking distance of our beautiful hotel.  The place was called Peking Dragon and was surprisingly full.  We had to wait a while for our table, but when we were eventually seated, we had spent enough time looking at the menu to figure out exactly what we wanted. Continue Reading»

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Really, PETA?

June 9th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

I try not to make my blog into an anti-PETA blog, but sometimes it’s hard to avoid the things that PETA does just to get attention.

unvegan peta 1Just recently, they tried to exploit the death of abortion doctor George Tiller as an excuse to promote going vegetarian.  They planned on putting up billboards unvegan peta 2catering to both pro-choice and pro-life people asking them to become vegetarians.  The murder was a tragedy and showed that PETA obviously has no regard for the loss of human life.

On top of that, they have now turned the Olympics into a protest event.  Continue Reading»

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UNVEGAN FANS: HELP STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT DELICIOUS FOOD!

Future Foodies!

HYPE is a non-profit organization that works directly with low-income middle schoolers and their teachers to provide students with the guidance and resources needed to qualify for admission and succeed at top private schools in the Los Angeles area. We provide our students with engaging and unfamiliar experiences to broaden their horizons. A large part of building this cultural capital is by having our students try a wide variety of new foods. This pushes our students outside of their comfort zones and encourages them to take risks in a fun (and tasty!) way. Last summer, our students tried Ethiopian food, sushi, Korean BBQ, deli, and schwarma, just to provide some examples.

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