<![CDATA[Comments on: Hungry Traveler: Sichuan]]> 2008-08-18 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: sfrrr]]> How about some more intermediate lessons about food, tea, table manners and related etiquette, kitchens (names for everything?), difference in techniques between restaurant cooks and home cooks--what's strictly restaurant food, e.g., and what's strictly home cooking? Etc?

]]> How about some more intermediate lessons about food, tea, table manners and related etiquette, kitchens (names for everything?), difference in techniques between restaurant cooks and home cooks--what's strictly restaurant food, e.g., and what's strictly home cooking? Etc?

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A typical malatang 麻辣烫 stand.

And the finished product,

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A typical malatang 麻辣烫 stand.

And the finished product,

]]> <![CDATA[By: rodrigonoguera]]> I like Sfrrrrrr's idea, as long as the lessons aren't about played out foods like 牛肉面，麻婆豆腐, 魚, and such. 

]]> I like Sfrrrrrr's idea, as long as the lessons aren't about played out foods like 牛肉面，麻婆豆腐, 魚, and such. 

]]> <![CDATA[By: bento]]> hmmm, broccoli, 西蘭花 xi1 lan2 hua1

one of the few essentials I have to have everywhere I go...

If malatang comes as a soup, in a bowl, why the ingredients in the stand are all in sticks, like hors d'oeuvre?

]]> hmmm, broccoli, 西蘭花 xi1 lan2 hua1

one of the few essentials I have to have everywhere I go...

If malatang comes as a soup, in a bowl, why the ingredients in the stand are all in sticks, like hors d'oeuvre?

]]> <![CDATA[By: johns]]> I liked the vocab and subject of this lesson. I only visit China 4 times per year. So, I must practice in Houston and the only place appears to be in Chinese restaurants. Before Chinesepod, I was gaining 10 lbs per month. Seriously, food is always such a useful tool for us beginners to study because common verbs, words involving senses and places are all involved. You two are always charming. Thanks.

]]> I liked the vocab and subject of this lesson. I only visit China 4 times per year. So, I must practice in Houston and the only place appears to be in Chinese restaurants. Before Chinesepod, I was gaining 10 lbs per month. Seriously, food is always such a useful tool for us beginners to study because common verbs, words involving senses and places are all involved. You two are always charming. Thanks.

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> A recurring topic among foreign people in China, 麻辣汤 (tang1) vs 麻辣烫(tang4). Here is an excellent article about it by John.

http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2007/12/16/filthy-delicious

]]> A recurring topic among foreign people in China, 麻辣汤 (tang1) vs 麻辣烫(tang4). Here is an excellent article about it by John.

http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2007/12/16/filthy-delicious

]]> <![CDATA[By: sushan]]> Ai yo, can't imagine eating shui zhu yu, then a mouthful of la zi ji, then running out for ma la tang. (sorry, on a computer with no characters today) La zi ji flavoured peanuts are great though!

Ma la tang is also known as chuan chuan, since everything is usually on sticks. I think the second picture (bean sprouts, glistening cubes of blood,and no sticks or obvious puncture marks) looks a lot more like mao cai than ma la tang.

In the summer the late night eating is usually leng dan bei (cold, simple, glass) - basic food like steamed soybeans, qing jiao yumi, ribs, 5 spice pig ears and such served at street temperature with beer.

]]> Ai yo, can't imagine eating shui zhu yu, then a mouthful of la zi ji, then running out for ma la tang. (sorry, on a computer with no characters today) La zi ji flavoured peanuts are great though!

Ma la tang is also known as chuan chuan, since everything is usually on sticks. I think the second picture (bean sprouts, glistening cubes of blood,and no sticks or obvious puncture marks) looks a lot more like mao cai than ma la tang.

In the summer the late night eating is usually leng dan bei (cold, simple, glass) - basic food like steamed soybeans, qing jiao yumi, ribs, 5 spice pig ears and such served at street temperature with beer.

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> bento,

I guess there is a very practical side for placing the ingredients on a stick: to keep track of whose food it is. Normally, malatang is boiled in a huge container of spicy soup in communal style. The owner has to manage the food ordered by many customers at the same time. So putting it on a skwer helps them do that. After it's cooked, the owner 'unskwer' the food.

I've never had malatang, because my mom is hyper particular about food hygiene. When I was really young, I got spanked for buying street food and lying about it to my mom. Ouch!

]]> bento,

I guess there is a very practical side for placing the ingredients on a stick: to keep track of whose food it is. Normally, malatang is boiled in a huge container of spicy soup in communal style. The owner has to manage the food ordered by many customers at the same time. So putting it on a skwer helps them do that. After it's cooked, the owner 'unskwer' the food.

I've never had malatang, because my mom is hyper particular about food hygiene. When I was really young, I got spanked for buying street food and lying about it to my mom. Ouch!

]]> <![CDATA[By: daphnedawn]]> Jenny,

more food pictures, please;) The Hungry Traveler always gets me planning lunch...over my first cup of coffee:)))

 

]]> Jenny,

more food pictures, please;) The Hungry Traveler always gets me planning lunch...over my first cup of coffee:)))

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]>  

A dish inspired by the Olympic stadium, the Bird's Nest.

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A dish inspired by the Olympic stadium, the Bird's Nest.

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