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Posted on: 孙悟空三打白骨精（第四集）
July 8, 2011 at 3:48 PM

你太好了～

Posted on: BBQ and the Little Trumpet
July 7, 2011 at 9:13 PM

I remember traveling to some pretty famous parks and gardens and thinking it was really cool that you could camp out there over night. Little did I know...

Posted on: 孙悟空三打白骨精（第四集）
July 6, 2011 at 7:27 AM

I think I'm the one who is supposed to say that. But I wouldn't say that here :)

Posted on: 孙悟空三打白骨精（第四集）
July 6, 2011 at 6:40 AM

I want!

Posted on: Is it Spicy?
July 5, 2011 at 8:10 AM

I think the majority of the spice in Sichuan/Hunan food comes from three types of peppers. （p.s. this only comes from my experience eating at sichuan/hunan restaurants in Shanghai)

Dry red peppers

and fresh red/green peppers

My Hunan friends would always use this type of 辣酱 làjiàng （spicy sauce）when cooking at home.

I normally see a small jar of crushed red pepper in oil on the tables at all the places that serve noodles/dumplings/wontons. Besides that, I know there's something called 辣豆瓣酱 làdòubànjiàng (chili bean paste) that's one of the main ingredients in the delicious 鱼香茄子 yúxiāngqiézi (fish fragrant eggplant). And though I have forgotten the name of it, there's a really cool spice that's commonly in 麻婆豆腐 mápódòufu. It makes your mouth numb.

Posted on: Is it Spicy?
July 4, 2011 at 4:34 PM

Now that's dedication.

Do you have a favorite 湘菜 or 川菜 restaurant? (besides 望湘园)

Posted on: Is it Spicy?
July 4, 2011 at 3:51 AM

Growing up, I was never a huge fan of spicy food. That all changed when I had a visit to Hunan. After that, I was hooked.

If you like the flavor of spicy food but don't want the chef to overdo it, you can ask for them to cook it 微辣 wēilà (mild).

Posted on: 孙悟空三打白骨精（第四集）
July 4, 2011 at 2:51 AM

孙悟空好可怜～

The sound effects in this lesson are really great! But what happened to the awesome theme song?

Posted on: Strong
July 2, 2011 at 4:52 PM

Wow, that really surprises me! I was always (incorrectly I guess) assuming that they were looking for a buff or 力气很大 type of guy.

Posted on: Strong
July 2, 2011 at 5:17 AM

So when I hear Chinese girls saying that they are looking for a "strong" guy, what are they really looking for?