Posted on April 15, 2007 by Cha Shao Bao
While I was in China last summer, I was the only student at PIB who didn’t get food-poisoned at least once. Now, I didn’t just eat food from nice restaurants or stay away from un-cooked vegetables to avoid getting sick. In fact, I was one of the more adventurous eaters.
So, how did I do it? [...]
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Posted on April 10, 2007 by Cha Shao Bao
In this BBC article, you can read about government officials eating penis hotpot and discover all of the various types of animal penis available to eat in the Beijing restaurant Guolizhuang, which claims to be China’s only penis emporium:
There are many thousands of Chinese restaurants around in the UK and everyone has their favourite dish, [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2007 by Cha Shao Bao
As you can see, I’m busy reviewing the various restaurants I ate at while in Beijing last summer. I’m basing my reviews off of e-mails that I wrote home, which I just dug up out of my Gmail archive.
My first attempt to go to Annie’s found me in front of a different (and better) Italian [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2007 by Cha Shao Bao
Maji Ami serves great Tibetan dishes to those of us not brave enough to ride the forty hour train to Tibet. I found this place while trying to find Steak&Eggs, which is right next door.
Location: In Chaoyang. Behind the Friendship Store, next to Steak&Eggs, on 秀水南街。
Recommended food:
Nan, Tibetan-style. This is the grand-daddy of nan, [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2007 by Cha Shao Bao
In America, Chinese food is something I get in the mood for about once a month. I feel the same way in Beijing. I get tired of eating Chinese food twice a day, everyday. Therefore, I took it upon myself to explore not only Beijing’s western and foreign restaurants, but also those of China’s ethnic [...]
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