It has been a whirlwind week! I am in India now and had a spectacular, incredible experience as a guest at my first Indian wedding. The three day affair was better than anything I could imagine. Photos and updates to come. Using the restaurant tips from the ex-pat friends I made in Siem Reap,…
Category: Food
Eating Well: Vietnam & Cambodia 10.29.16
I am not sure the cause, but the food I am eating in Cambodia is mostly western style. It is not pictured, but in Phnom Penh I could not pass up a stop at both Krispy Kreme and Domino’s Pizza. Super tasty! Curries are common Khmer food and two well-known dishes are amok and luk…
Eating Well: Vietnam 10.11.16
The food in Vietnam is outstanding. Fruits and vegetables are a common part of most meals (hurrah!) and all the ingredients are fresh. Very little food is fried and oil is not heavily used for cooking. It is a far into the future, but when I return to Minnesota and begin cooking I will be trying to use…
Eating Well: Guilin & HK 9.28.16
In Hong Kong I made an effort to eat western style foods. With the large ex-patriot community and British influence, this was an easy goal to fulfill. I did experience some sticker shock at paying $12 to $15 for a meal. McDonalds is popular and easily available in Hong Kong. The restaurants have a modern look, were usually…
Eating Well: SH, Zhangjiajie, Guangzhou 9.8.16
I’m still eating food! My skills with chopsticks are remarkably better than when I arrived in China. I do not miss using a knife to cut food. The salad below was the first meal I ate where western style utensils were provided. At a hostel I picked up a cheat sheet with English and Mandarin words…
Eating Well: Xi’an & Chengdu 8.24.16
I am a long way from planing meals each week, going to the grocery store, cooking and dividing food into red tupperware, and finally carting it all to work for consumption! I miss my healthy servings of fruit and vegetables but the chance to try new foods daily is an excellent replacement. A few observations: Food is becoming…
Eating Well: Beijing 8.16.16
Travel without food is a terrible thought! Meals allow me to have shared experiences, try new foods, spend time with friends, and interact with local people. My first vocabulary words in Mandarin were food based. I learned water (a must in this heat!) and baozi, meaning dumplings. I am especially grateful to friends from the Carlson School and the friends…
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