Chinese Food Cravings

i haven’t been back to china in a number of years and don’t get me wrong I do miss my extended family but like

Yall know what I ALSO REALLY FUCKIN MISS

breakfast stalls

Like the concept of sitdown breakfast or brunch is great but I miss tumbling out of the apartment at like 8 in the morning bc the scent of fried dough woke me up.

Little things of doufunao, guozi (my regionalism for youtiao), crispy jianbing, roujiamo in sesame-caked shaobing, tea eggs and freshly pressed soy milk

rrrrrrghhhhhh

Thanks for tagging me dear @andordean for Nice Things. I do love nice things :3

Comfort Movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004) And not-quite-movie, but for two months I have been enjoying watching Maul’s journey from The Clone Wars to Rebels. What an ending. It’s reawakened some unprocessed childhood issues for me and allowed me to process them better.

Comfort Food: Again, a hard one because I love food 😢 But this is one of the few comfort food that won’t cause me a stomach burn now.

Jianbing Guozi or "deep-fried dough sticks rolled in a thin pancake" (Wikipedia). I can’t imagine making it at home tho; gotta buy it off the streets made fresh by aunties/uncles.

Comfort Clothing: now? A silk jersey dress that covers my ankles. I love one-piece clothing (lazy)

Comfort Song: Idk if I have one; there’s a few that rotates based on what I’ve been doing at the time. Right now, any song from Infection of a Different Kind (Step I) by AURORA

Comfort Book: Sword of Destiny (Sapkowski)—actually any witcher book except Tower of Swallows, because of what Ciri goes thru; Four Ways to Forgiveness and Lefthand of Darkness; atm also Wrath of Darth Maul (welcome to my new obsession ✨ Blackhole of trauma of a murderous child 🐈‍⬛ )

Comfort Game: Sky: Children of the Light

tagging @jawanaka @wholelottatiffy @do-androids-dream-ao3acc @kindlingonfire @the-little-bantha @eloquentmoon @nananarc

Paradise Regained Story

Yeah, gonna start these now. Includes summary & highlights (both lore & funnies)

Summary:

- Jianbing Guozi (and Buddha's Temptation) found Royal Jelly injured and took him to Carefree Hut.

- Cloud Tea attempted healing Royal Jelly, who she said was (and already) Falling.

- RJ ran and fall into a lake and helped by Sweet & Sour Fish. Later, he and SSF went missing, and Crab Long Bao feared the worst

- Turns out RJ helped SSF from getting kidnapped and sold by a human

- Buddha offered RJ to join Peaceful Merchant Hall, and RJ didn't accept (but didn't refuse either)

Highlights

... Guozi, I don't think... Asking your boss that will get you anywhere good... But hey, good to know...?

'Once Fallen now recovered' is a thing, apparently! But affects a fs' aura. Maybe that's how it is with SP Black Tea and Lamb Chops too? Both are called 'nearly Fallen'...

So Long Bao knows he shouldn't be putting vinegar in tea, the little shit...

Interesting to note, both RJ and Lamb Chops' Falling event both are connected with 'fire', if I remember right. I should re-read SP Black Tea's story...

SSF and Cloud Tea are so married. Damn

To be honest, I'm glad these two banter like this despite the employee-boss relationship. Also, man, everything is just for profit, huh, Buddha? ... That sounds so wrong...

name a less iconic duo

Okay am I missing something here??? Elex please don’t name drop Food Souls and then NOT DELIVER

Another day, another dan bing!

This is a famous street stall here in Shanghai located at 585 Nanchang Lu, right behind the iaPM mall. The auntie working here cranks these Chinese stuffed crepes out at a rate of about one per minute, wrapping them a little tighter than a few of the other locals do. Got mine with a little more spice this time as well!

Video by Snowing Dong

It's been a while since I've played the game, would you mind going over some of the updates things that have passed? Thank you so much you're awesome!

Hi hello! Uhhh I think the bar is newest feature so far. You basically make 5 drinks before opening hours, and every day you'll get different food souls who come by for a drink. Sometimes you can click on them for short dialogues between MA and the food souls at the bar. Yunnan's skin, somen and jianbing guozi shards are also available for purchase there! There's new skins and food souls shard available in showdown too. But I guess that's really about it?

My China Experience: Changsha

With our friends at Passion Passport, we sent photographer Kevin Mao to unearth the mystery of some of China’s hidden gems. Kevin spent a week wandering the charming streets of Changsha, enjoying fantastic street food and exploring the biggest inland island in China — the Orange Isle. He also ventured further afield to Zhangjiajie National Park. 

We were curious about what he thought of his trip, so we asked him a few questions... 

What is one thing you can’t miss if you visit Changsha?

Orange Isle is a pretty unique feature for a big city, especially with its giant Chairman Mao stone carving. It’s a modest, quiet island where you can really relax, while strolling its lengthy paths. But if you prefer something more lively, Taiping Street is packed with people feasting on classic Changsha specialty foods and snacks.

What surprised you the most about Changsha?

The hospitality. I met so many kind people in such a short timespan. Someone accidentally took my luggage during a layover, but the Changsha Cathay Dragon employee helping me get it sorted out and went above and beyond to return my luggage. A cafe manager let me borrow her phone, gave me tea on the house, and connected me to another airport employee so I could buy a SIM card. That employee called a car for me to get to the city after she suggested getting a cheaper card there. Strangers I met in line to buy food helped me search for places to buy SIM cards and bought the food for me. More strangers I met on the street helped me search again, and one of them being an architect, took me to see one of the buildings he designed. Those experiences were definitely the highlights of my trip.

What was the best meal you ate in Changsha?

Aside from the jianbing guozi (like a Chinese crepe burrito) that a generous stranger bought me, I would say a bowl of noodle soup I ate in a hole-in-the-wall restaurant. I loved the crowded, cozy, low-ceilinged room where we had to share tables with other customers. The only worker aside from the cooks in the back was a lady sitting amongst the tables taking care of payments. The noodles were filling, delicious, and only cost USD $2.

What advice would you give to someone traveling to Changsha?

Destinations nearby like Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang can be far away, so set aside a lot of travel time if you’re headed to other places.

Also, based on what I experienced, I don’t think it’d hurt to try talking to strangers for help, or just for fun. People in Changsha are really friendly.

View onto Taiping Street

Where is the most Instagrammable place in Changsha and how did you capture the shot?

Taiping Street is a good place for photos because it’s filled with traditional Chinese architecture right alongside more contemporary buildings. For this shot, I walked into a building with a second floor and found a window open right above Taiping Street where I could see the newest of new under construction behind the older buildings. One of my favorite techniques is going the extra mile, or a few steps in most cases, to find atypical perspectives.

How To Make Jianbing? If you live abroad, you’re bound to get transition shock – for some,  it’s gonna be the growing pain of always and forever being treated as an “other”, for others, it’s gonna be the months or even years before you can see your family again.

Brought me back to #Chengdu...love it...เพิ่งได้มานั่ง วันธรรมดาคนแน่นมากกกกก (at Savory Story อาหารจีน ซุปหมาล่า เจียนปิ่ง jianbing guozi) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3OfMQLg5iOjlGeicJ4mAU1owZTYzFkm-7FkXI0/?igshid=1ms2fe6dystjz

Chinese famous snack “jian bing guo zi ”. It is usually one of the option of the breakfasts in most of China . “Jian bing” means the outer layer very thin mung bean wrap similar like Crêpes. “Guo Zi” means the deep fried crunchy pastry or Chinese fried doughnut stripe. Also inside we can add eggs, scallions, coriander, sausage, fried chicken fillet, the most important is sweet fermented flour sauce and chili oil. In China every “jianbing guozi ”shop has their own secret sauce formula. Whenever you get a chance to travel to Tianjin city(which where is this snack came from)in China definitely recommend you try it.吃不到煎饼果子，被迫解锁新技能自己去实现。第一次做，超出我的预期。 Some food shop they use plain wheat flour to make the wrap. But trust me it doesn’t taste the same like mung bean batter. Today the recipe i use is the traditional way: (1)250g mung beans(these can make about 5-6 jian bing. with or without skin both fine) Soak in the water over night. The next day blend it with water to a thick batter (2)The fried pastry you can use dumpling or wanton wraps. Or you can make by yourself. with 100g flour, a pinch of salt to make a medium soft dough, roll it till you can see your finger through the dough.cut into the size you want, and deep fry. (3)on a hot flat pan, with medium low heat. Use kitchen paper towel to oil the pan, pour some batter spread to round. (4)crack one egg on it, spread egg evenly. (5)toss coriander, roast sesames and scallions on egg. (6)when egg half cooked, flip (7)brush the sauce and chili oil. Add other cooked ingredients you like. Put guozi in the middle (8)fold two sizes to cover. Cut in the middle and fold again Et Voilà here you get a Jian bing Guo Zi!😊#jianbingguozi #jiānbǐngguǒzi #crepes #crêpes #crèpes（在 Kuwait City） https://www.instagram.com/p/CDYiizwl_eQ/?igshid=1a6kafjzxki3e

As a Chinese Street Snack Gets Trendy, Some Say Enough’s Enough

“We’ve always used other ingredients,” the vendor said, referring to a rule that declares mung bean batter the city’s official jianbing base.

The jianbing rules were first reported on in English by The South China Morning Post.

Xinhua, a state-run Chinese news agency, says that the jianbing’s origins lie in Tianjin, Beijing and Shandong Province. Mr. Song of the catering industry association has said that one of the snack’s two primary strains, the jianbing guozi, has a 600-year history in Tianjin.

People.cn, another state-run news outlet, reported that brick murals and pottery remains show that the Chinese could have been rolling thin pancakes on flat, heated griddles for about five thousand years.

According to Mr. Bing, a jianbing business in New York, legend has it that the snack was invented by a third-century official in Shandong Province who needed to feed an army of wok-less soldiers. The company says that the official’s bright idea — cooking on a copper griddle — drove his army to victory “on a tummy full of bings.”

While the original jianbing is still hugely popular as a street snack, gentrified versions can now be found from Beijing to Brooklyn. It now comes with a quirky range of toppings, complementing the standard ingredients of eggs, scallions, cilantro, chili and sweet sauce and a deep-fried dough wafer.

In New York, for example, Mr. Bing serves bings à la kimchi. And in Hong Kong, the semiautonomous southern Chinese city, the bubble-tea shop ThirsTea offers them with condensed milk and peanut butter.

Fuchsia Dunlop, a London-based cook and food writer who specializes in Chinese cuisine, said that as people in China become more interested in food as a marker of cultural heritage, culinary associations see an opportunity to lure tourists and are moving in some cases to enforce allegiance to traditional recipes.

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As a Chinese Street Snack Gets Trendy, Some Say Enough’s Enough

“We’ve always used other ingredients,” the vendor said, referring to a rule that declares mung bean batter the city’s official jianbing base.

The jianbing rules were first reported on in English by The South China Morning Post.

Xinhua, a state-run Chinese news agency, says that the jianbing’s origins lie in Tianjin, Beijing and Shandong Province. Mr. Song of the catering industry association has said that one of the snack’s two primary strains, the jianbing guozi, has a 600-year history in Tianjin.

People.cn, another state-run news outlet, reported that brick murals and pottery remains show that the Chinese could have been rolling thin pancakes on flat, heated griddles for about five thousand years.

According to Mr. Bing, a jianbing business in New York, legend has it that the snack was invented by a third-century official in Shandong Province who needed to feed an army of wok-less soldiers. The company says that the official’s bright idea — cooking on a copper griddle — drove his army to victory “on a tummy full of bings.”

While the original jianbing is still hugely popular as a street snack, gentrified versions can now be found from Beijing to Brooklyn. It now comes with a quirky range of toppings, complementing the standard ingredients of eggs, scallions, cilantro, chili and sweet sauce and a deep-fried dough wafer.

In New York, for example, Mr. Bing serves bings à la kimchi. And in Hong Kong, the semiautonomous southern Chinese city, the bubble-tea shop ThirsTea offers them with condensed milk and peanut butter.

Fuchsia Dunlop, a London-based cook and food writer who specializes in Chinese cuisine, said that as people in China become more interested in food as a marker of cultural heritage, culinary associations see an opportunity to lure tourists and are moving in some cases to enforce allegiance to traditional recipes.

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As a Chinese Street Snack Gets Trendy, Some Say Enough’s Enough

“We’ve always used other ingredients,” the vendor said, referring to a rule that declares mung bean batter the city’s official jianbing base.

The jianbing rules were first reported on in English by The South China Morning Post.

Xinhua, a state-run Chinese news agency, says that the jianbing’s origins lie in Tianjin, Beijing and Shandong Province. Mr. Song of the catering industry association has said that one of the snack’s two primary strains, the jianbing guozi, has a 600-year history in Tianjin.

People.cn, another state-run news outlet, reported that brick murals and pottery remains show that the Chinese could have been rolling thin pancakes on flat, heated griddles for about five thousand years.

According to Mr. Bing, a jianbing business in New York, legend has it that the snack was invented by a third-century official in Shandong Province who needed to feed an army of wok-less soldiers. The company says that the official’s bright idea — cooking on a copper griddle — drove his army to victory “on a tummy full of bings.”

While the original jianbing is still hugely popular as a street snack, gentrified versions can now be found from Beijing to Brooklyn. It now comes with a quirky range of toppings, complementing the standard ingredients of eggs, scallions, cilantro, chili and sweet sauce and a deep-fried dough wafer.

In New York, for example, Mr. Bing serves bings à la kimchi. And in Hong Kong, the semiautonomous southern Chinese city, the bubble-tea shop ThirsTea offers them with condensed milk and peanut butter.

Fuchsia Dunlop, a London-based cook and food writer who specializes in Chinese cuisine, said that as people in China become more interested in food as a marker of cultural heritage, culinary associations see an opportunity to lure tourists and are moving in some cases to enforce allegiance to traditional recipes.

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As a Chinese Street Snack Gets Trendy, Some Say Enough’s Enough

“We’ve always used other ingredients,” the vendor said, referring to a rule that declares mung bean batter the city’s official jianbing base.

The jianbing rules were first reported on in English by The South China Morning Post.

Xinhua, a state-run Chinese news agency, says that the jianbing’s origins lie in Tianjin, Beijing and Shandong Province. Mr. Song of the catering industry association has said that one of the snack’s two primary strains, the jianbing guozi, has a 600-year history in Tianjin.

People.cn, another state-run news outlet, reported that brick murals and pottery remains show that the Chinese could have been rolling thin pancakes on flat, heated griddles for about five thousand years.

According to Mr. Bing, a jianbing business in New York, legend has it that the snack was invented by a third-century official in Shandong Province who needed to feed an army of wok-less soldiers. The company says that the official’s bright idea — cooking on a copper griddle — drove his army to victory “on a tummy full of bings.”

While the original jianbing is still hugely popular as a street snack, gentrified versions can now be found from Beijing to Brooklyn. It now comes with a quirky range of toppings, complementing the standard ingredients of eggs, scallions, cilantro, chili and sweet sauce and a deep-fried dough wafer.

In New York, for example, Mr. Bing serves bings à la kimchi. And in Hong Kong, the semiautonomous southern Chinese city, the bubble-tea shop ThirsTea offers them with condensed milk and peanut butter.

Fuchsia Dunlop, a London-based cook and food writer who specializes in Chinese cuisine, said that as people in China become more interested in food as a marker of cultural heritage, culinary associations see an opportunity to lure tourists and are moving in some cases to enforce allegiance to traditional recipes.

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