Arrived in china

It is a hassle using blogger in china, not only because of the differences in languages (it compels you to use the Chinese format) but also I think the government puts filters on everything coming through especially Google traffic (blogs and gmail). Photos will be forthcoming, stories will be emanating, and a good blog shall be had by all.

I am leaving for China tomorrow

I just wanted to give the heads up, that I am leaving for Beijing tomorrow. I will be sure to share pictures and stories.

Revolutionary Recipe

I wanted to share a story I heard on NPR earlier this weekend. It includes a recipe for jiachang doufu, homestyle tofu, which is one of my favorite Sichuan dishes. It is hard to convey on a blog , how good this smells but the sound of sizzling Chinese food is the next best thing.

Chinese minorities

I thought I would share this link. It contains all the various minorities that exist in China. Most Americans think of Chinese as primarily Han (the people that probably make your chop suey), even though China is much more diverse, especially in the Western and Southern areas of the country. They have extremely tasty food, and I thought I should share a list of them with you.