Kaifeng has some ancient buildings, historical pagoda’s and astounding sculptures but that the people really come for is the night market. Held in the middle of the city every night the night market is overflowing with skewers of meat, pounded peanut cakes, breads cooked in small charcoal ovens and lots
Photo of the Day: Sweet Potato Seller
You might think buying a dirty sweet potato cooked on top of an oil drum would be disgusting. But it’s actually delicious! (You peel off the outside so it’s cleaner to eat then you think.) Just the thing to warm your belly on a cold day.
Photo of the Day: Duck
Yes, we were actually expected to eat this.
Dinner with the Mayor
We recently had the honor of attending a special dinner with the mayor of a city near Wenzhou (I forget the name, sorry). We were invited because the mayor’s son is a student at the university and Ryan is his tutor so the mayor wanted to meet him. (The mayor
Yang Mei Berries
The fruit here is amazing. I’ve already written about pineapple, but every day it seems like there is some new exotic fruit at the fruit stands. The latest addition is the yang mei berry. This fruit has no American counterpart and is roughly translated at ” Chinese bayberry,” which doesn’t
In Search of a Hamburger in China
I have been searching high and low for the past three months for a hamburger. Nothing special mind you, just a plain unsweetened bun with a ground beef patty in the middle. I’m even willing to skip the lettuce and tomato (thought it would be nice) and settle only for