Food

we want pasta - you can have pasta if you make the pasta

炸酱面 (zhà jiàng miàn) - best hot weather meal

pasta - or "pastas" plural as Ethan calls them - he always eats more when he's been involved in cooking

Breakfast Spot - we were the first ones in but it was packed by the time we left. As far as I could tell, one chef served everyone.

3 April 2026

family restaurant

fresh dumplings

family feast

at the pass

Happy Mothers' Day

As the weather improves, so does my diet

Preparing food is the best entertainment

satisfaction - there is something undeniably satisfying about using a good peeler

hungry - how long do I have to wait?

homemade - large batch of 包子

homemade - the first batch of mince pies

Chopsticks essentials include transfering dumplings from one plate to another.

You are on the right track when they hold their shape before cooking.

Try making hundreds of pieces of dough all the same size.

对不起，我的看起来像阿尔及利亚。 I'm sorry mine looks like Algeria.

Buying enough snacks to last us through five days in even colder conditions.

One very happy young boy.

枣馒头 - steamed date buns

Wonton in beef broth for breakfast.

My son pushing a child sized supermarket trolley around the fresh food section of the local supermarket.

冰糖葫芦 for sale.

We loved the 炙子烤羊肉. Roast lamb with lots of cumin, red onion and corriander.

first meal in China - Hou Hai Lake 后海, Beijing