 Barbecool |
| Liu Miao, much beloved owner of the 2 Kolegas rock joint, must be kicking himself for not beating these guys to the punch and opening BBQ House (yeah, that's the name of the place) himself.
After all, this Turkish/Arabian roast meat shack is bound...... (7/6/2008 7:46:41 PM) |
| Find spicy in the rough |
| While it may be shunted into obscurity due to its out-of-the-way location, lunch hours at this restaurant are packed with diners sipping anxiously on the restaurant's signature herbal tea blend and snacking on delicious liang ban cucumbers (6 yuan)...... (6/30/2008 10:19:31 PM) |
| English menu stir fries food for thought |
| The process of standardizing a menu translation is a double-edged sword. It removes the ambiguity and unintended humor, for sure. But then it takes away the fun and the rich connotation too. It turns a menu into the equivalent of plain rice, which...... (6/20/2008 2:14:40 AM) |
| Moroccan roll |
| In the expanding Face Bar empire, El Wajh is the new North African outpost.
Unjustly confined to the elephant's graveyard of Maoming Nan Lu, this authentic Moroccan restaurant has been thriving on recommendations from its satisfied clientele.
If...... (6/20/2008 2:04:43 AM) |
| Scent of Guizhou |
| Scent of Guizhou Private Kitchen's alluring Guizhou aromas distinguish themselves from not only the surrounding alleyways, but also from the rest of Beijing's cuisine.
Once you've secured a table and get your visual fill of the renovated skylit...... (6/16/2008 11:36:15 PM) |
| Giant zongzi feeds 10,000 people |
| Cooks prepare a gigantic zongzi, which was served free on the June 8 Dragon Boat Festival in Shunde in southern China's Guangdong Province.For people in Shunde, Guangdong Province, eating zongzi or glutinous rice dumplings on Sunday's Dragon Boat...... (6/13/2008 12:07:07 AM) |
| Various beans in cuisine offer healthy protein |
| Mung beans are often included in sweet and savory congee.
In my home country we are typically unadventurous when it comes to beans. Baked beans (tinned beans in tomato sauce), which I despise, seem to rule the roost. In China, however, a broad...... (6/11/2008 9:52:00 AM) |
| Feast your eyes, feed your stomach |
| The ethereal lotus flower is a familiar image in China, depicted widely in many traditional paintings and carvings. During the summer months, these stunning flowers and their giant lily pads blanket parts of Beihai lake and other stretches of water...... (6/4/2008 10:48:00 AM) |
