n the digestion note, we have enjoyed the good foods of China. After
the monotony of mutton in the Central Asian states, we've indulged in the
variety of cuisines and maybe put on a few of the pounds we’d starved
off.
t seems that most Chinese food is fast food by design. Quick
bowls of noodles, skewers of meat or stir fried veggies made it easy
to try small portions of food in a variety of places. Vendors in the
streets sell inexpensive snacks like candied crabapples on a stick,
honeyed potato balls rolled in sesame seeds and pure sugarcane. This
stuff makes great treats for long bus rides!
he Chinese are very
adventurous eaters and it's the rare plant or animal that is safe from
their kitchen knives. It seems that most wildlife and plants find some place in
the diet. Every town has a local specialty and those usually found their
way onto our "must have" list. With the exception of certain wild game and
animals we consider domestic or completely unhygienic, even the
strangest stuff seemed palatable. Dave would be more adventurous in
his eating if Jill didn’t have such a finicky stomach.
n the digestion note, we have enjoyed the good foods of China. After
the monotony of mutton in the Central Asian states, we've indulged in the
variety of cuisines and maybe put on a few of the pounds we’d starved
off.
t seems that most Chinese food is fast food by design. Quick
bowls of noodles, skewers of meat or stir fried veggies made it easy
to try small portions of food in a variety of places. Vendors in the
streets sell inexpensive snacks like candied crabapples on a stick,
honeyed potato balls rolled in sesame seeds and pure sugarcane. This
stuff makes great treats for long bus rides!
he Chinese are very
adventurous eaters and it's the rare plant or animal that is safe from
their kitchen knives. It seems that most wildlife and plants find some place in
the diet. Every town has a local specialty and those usually found their
way onto our "must have" list. With the exception of certain wild game and
animals we consider domestic or completely unhygienic, even the
strangest stuff seemed palatable. Dave would be more adventurous in
his eating if Jill didn’t have such a finicky stomach.
