As you will witness, there was not a shortage of food on this adventure. And believe me the food adventure was deliciously exciting! There are some dishes that are very traditional fare and some that are delicacies indigenous to the local flavor. Luckily, my steel stomach fared well in the gastonomic journey...
Spicy beef tendon - consistency is that of firm jello...mmmm
Szezhuan beans
Jelly fish is a favorite of mine, even in the States. Sesame oil and light soy.
Crispy skinned chicken - delish with a five spice salt
Vegetarian soup with large cap mushrooms and dumplings
Tao Square - Fan favorite dim sum restaurant. Went there twice while in HK. Recommended by the concierge at the Hyatt Tsim Sha Tsui.
Pot Stickers - c'mon guys, only 4 to an order. I think I had a dozen at a single sitting.
Ha Gao and veggie dumpling - my absolute favorite. Ha Gao has shrimp and ginger wrapped in a rice wrapper and steamed. This place had 3 whole shrimp in each dumpling.
Pan fried egg noodle - cousin Edward's favorite dish from the province his family is from. He and his family treated us to a dim sum fiesta at their favorite restaurant.
Oyster cake - this was something I've never had before and had to give it a shot. Taro root pancake with oysters mixed in. Interesting consistency to say the least. There was a pretty good dent in it as I think everyone tried it, too.
Red bean jelly - dessert to cleanse the palate.
Fish head - traditional fish in Chinese cuisine is steamed whole with scallions, ginger, soy, sesame oil. There is usually someone at the table that eats the fish head. This was not the case at our table this evening.
Steamed char siu bao - absolutely fluffy and soft with BBQ pork in the center.
Chinese Sprite
Chinese Red Bull
Bud and PBR?!?! Only the best from the USA.
Mango and cream Oreos? Did not get them, but thought about it.
Breakfast consisted of a bowl of noodle soup with veggies and a side of bao. The little pieces of dough on the left are called Yu te, delicious fried dough - like a Mexican churros.
Our last dinner in Taishan was a local seafood place chosen by our taxi driver.
Going to pick out our dinner from the bins of seafood.
Not your typical Whole Foods Market experience
The live fish tanks...take your pick.
Here fishy fishy!
Now this was an interesting piece, a tea table. It has the water piped into this wooden carved table. Quite a lovely ornate piece in a divey spot.
Had to throw this shot in. I'm sitting next to my uncle Yu and next to him is our taxi driver. This guy took us all over Taishan for 150 yuan (equivalent of US$30). We treated him to dinner at the place of his choice. Our spread, which consisted of all seafood, came out to $60 for 7 people.
Grilled sea cucumber was suprisingly yummy. Crunchy texture not gummy like I would have thought.
Probably my favorite of the night was the sauteed abalone in A mushroom sauce.
Mud fish, that's right, mud fish. Not a fan favorite. Looked like a hybrid monster tadpole without legs. Had to try it but did not go for seconds.
Whole steamed fish with head on. Garlic, ginger and soy. Simple flavors but hit the spot.
Dismantling the fish.
A visit to the local market yielded a picture of an alligator. Not sure who would buy this as there are no creole in China.
Chinese smoked sausage heaven! My friend Marko would be salivating over this spread.
Dessert - candied apples on a motor bike. The school kids were swarming him, so we figured it couldn't hurt to try them out. Kinda like a tootsie pop with an apple center.
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