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Eating and Drinking: Cabbage
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  • Updated By nepalgoods on January 19, 2005
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  • Cabbage - Beijing
    Cabbage
    by nepalgoods
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    You know it is winter in Beijing, when you see all the trucks and bicycles loaded with cabbage. That will be in the middle of November.

    Cabbage is a great vegetable! It has many vitamins and it can be stored on the balcony (Seems to be the main purpose for to have a balcony in Peking) for a few months in winter. Until only recently cabbage has been the only source of vitamins during winter for the Chinese.

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    Eating and Drinking: Soemtimes it will be a problem...
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  • By RitchiS1 on September 13, 2002
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  • BOAT Little Georges - Beijing
    BOAT Little Georges
    by RitchiS1
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    Soemtimes it will be a problem to order meels or anything to drink , you have to pay attention if you order by showing your fingers .If you show thumb and the next finger you will get eight of that you want .
    :-)))
    a picture of a typical boot of the neighbourriver from the yangzee

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    Eating and Drinking: CHINESE MEAL
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  • Updated By LysDor on December 3, 2002
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  • Eating and Drinking - Beijing
    by LysDor
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    A typical meal starts with some cold dished, like boiled peanuts and smashed cucumber with garlic. These are followed by the main courses, hot meat and vegetable dishes. Finally a soup is brought out, which is followed by the rice or noodles or dumplings.

    Many chinese eat rice last, but it is possible to have it also earlier. Donīt be suprised if someone is using their chopsticks to put food in your bowl or plate; this is a sign of politeness.

    Things to avoid:

    - donīt stick your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl, lay them on Your dish. When somebody dies, the shrine to them contains a bowl of sand or roice with two sticks of incense stuck upright in it...

    - make sure the spout of the teapot is not facing anyone, this is regarded unpolite.

    - donīt tap on your bowl with your chopsticks, itīs only beggars who tap on their bowls...If you are invited in someoneīs home, itīs like insulting the cook..

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    Eating and Drinking: Chopsticks Etiquettes
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  • By xuessium on July 29, 2007
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  • Chopsticks - Beijing
    Chopsticks
    by xuessium
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    Never ever stick your chopsticks straight up in your bowl of rice. Not only it's rude, chopsticks stuck straight up in a bowl of rice also resembles jossticks in an urn which is only meant for funerals. Never ever do this during a banquet or during a hosted meal.

    Also, never use a chopstick to point at something, most least a person. Very rude.

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    Eating and Drinking: kind of strange taste...roots...
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  • Updated By angelochka on June 21, 2007
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  • on the way to the restaurant... - Beijing
    on the way to the
    restaurant...
    by angelochka, 1 more photos
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    what can i add more?:)
    here is a comment of Guantanamera regarding this courageous culinary experience we shared: "The Yunnanese roots were one of those outlandish yet interesting culinary experiences that one has the chance to indulge in whilst on the road... I wish there had been time to explore the whole menu at that place!" anyway if you want me to give more details..these roots were brown and lavishly ornated with white sugar powder, still have no idea was it supposed to be kind of desert or main dish..we've tried it sometime in the middle...hmm
    p.s. sorry i dont remember the name of the restaurant where we gave them a try, but i'm pretty sure you could find them in any menu in any restaurant of Yunnanese cuisine..but thinking more..if i'm not mistaken it was near the lake Qian Hai


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    Eating and Drinking: for wine seekers...
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  • By angelochka on June 16, 2007
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  • not very useful map to find Kempinsky... - Beijing
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    Kempinsky...
    by angelochka
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    actually it is one of the places where you can find some decent wine...in fact that's where i found it:) Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center, here's the adress: Liangmaqiao Road 50, Chaoyang District.

  • Phone: Tel. +86 10 6465 3388
  • Website: http://www.kempinski-beijing.com

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    Eating and Drinking: Chopsticks or go hungry
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  • By yellowbell on November 1, 2005
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  • Forks are not readily available so learn to use your chopsticks. Our tour guide said you can make an X mark in your fingers and they'd understand you need a fork. It's hard struggling to use the plastic chopsticks, I better learn to use that skillfully next time.

    Restaurants in China are really so big and one restaurant the tour guide brought us can seat around 800 people in just one of the banquet halls. Tour groups were separated into domestic and foreign tourists.

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    Eating and Drinking: Round tables
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  • By magor65 on January 18, 2005
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  • In a Chinese restaurant - Beijing
    In a Chinese restaurant
    by magor65
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    I love those round tables with their central part movable. What a good idea to let everybody have their share of a dish easily. Add to this great food and nice interior and you have a meal in Chinese style.

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    Eating and Drinking: Eating No-no's Traditionally...
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  • By Chris_Dahlia on August 25, 2002
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  • Eating and Drinking - Beijing
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    Eating No-no's

    Traditionally speaking, there are many taboos at Chinese tables, but these days not many people pay attention to them. However, there are a few things to keep in mind, especially if you are a guest at a private home.

    1. Don't stick your chopsticks upright in the rice bowl. Instead, lay them on your dish. The reason for this is that when somebody dies, the shrine to them contains a bowl of sand or rice with two sticks of incense stuck upright in it. So if you stick your chopsticks in the rice bowl, it looks like this shrine and is equivalent to wishing death upon person at the table!

    2. Make sure the spout of the teapot is not facing anyone. It is impolite to set the teapot down where the spout is facing towards somebody. The spout should always be directed to where nobody is sitting, usually just outward from the table.

    3. Don't tap on your bowl with your chopsticks. Beggars tap on their bowls, so this is not polite. Also, in a restaurant, if the food is coming too slow people will tap their bowls. If you are in someone's home, it is like insulting the cook.

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    Eating and Drinking: Dining out with business associates
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  • By tan1415 on March 1, 2006
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  • I was taken out to dinner with a chinese associate. I must say it's partially his to blame.
    We went to a mongolian restaurant. Eating inside a Yurt and being sang to with mongolian folksongs.
    VEry picturesque and one of my best dining experiences in my life.Alas I dont know where or what is it's name. So all i can do is describe my experience there.

    Anyway even though everything seems touristy...there was nothing touristy about teh food. It was just EXCELLENT.As a junior partner all I had to do was nod and enjoy the food. And boy did i enjoy it.
    There was multiple courses ,but the main dish was real tender roast lamb. I think it was so young and tender the ribs was as thick as my chopstick.
    It was AWESOME. Best meat dish ever.
    They also had exotic meats like camel and mule. Even a special fish that only lives in the Gobi.LOL

    Well the one thing I learned...your hosts will order SO much that as a guest you just can't eat anymore.
    HAHAHA...he didnt expect me. I ate SO much...that they were forced to order more stuff. It seemed I ate out the menu.After a few reorders I noticed what he was doing and stopped eating. Believe me..I was stuffed, but the food was so great i just keep wanting to taste it all and of course everyone was forced to join up.

    Anyway something to keep in mind if you're eating out with your associates...


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