Looking for a sweet way to cool off? Try a bowl of bao bing—Taiwanese shaved ice topped with fruit, nuts and drizzled with condensed milk. During those hot, sticky summer months, it’s everywhere in China. You can pick and choose your toppings, but make sure to try out the classic, “Eight Treasure Bao Bing”—flavored shaved […]
At the slightest pang of homesickness, 7/11s across Asia can be an ex-pat’s sanctuary. Be it bottle of lemon-twist Diet Coke, sushi-style tuna salad rolls, or a bar of Swiss chocolate, it always offers a little slice of home. And now it gets even better!?Next time you are foraging for a lunchtime fix, negotiate your […]
No matter where, when, or how, I'm always thinking about jiaozi.
Years ago, a Shaanxi friend of mine introduced me to a folksong from his home province. He jumped on top of his bed and stood up tall—it was meant to be shouted, not sung, he told me—and so he began to shout. I was learning that the Shaanxi people have a particular way of doing […]
There’s a protective green army blanket covering the door. Its edges are black with the grease and the dirt from cracked hands of migrant construction workers inside. The winter air blows in, mixing with the warm smoky den, creating an eye-stinging cyclone. The restaurant is full tonight. Tables of booze-red Chinese men with weather-worn faces […]
