Last Days in Chengdu: Awesome Beef and Street Food

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Jing and I meet up for lunch at the food court in her shop’s mall. A light pork soup. A favorite of mine: fried pork and scallions. Very delicious. This dish has to be one of the best I have had in china. I had it once last year and it was great, but this timeRead more

Kuan/Zhai Alley and Chengdu Food

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Walking in China No matter where I travel in China, from common city streets to remote mountain villages, my favorite activity is just to walk. Usually with no destination, I try my ability to head off in a direction and then find my way back. If going to a particular destination I do prefer toRead more

Pandas, Wide & Narrow, Sichuan Opera (2010)

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Traditional Brunch Met up with Jing for what I was told was a traditional Sichuan meal. It is obviously lacking in the spicy peppers. It was this day that I just figured I would lose a ton of weight in China – I just was not catching on to this type of food.    Read more