China re-visit, Shanghai & Hangzhou

This recent China trip to Shanghai and Hangzhou was a little down memory lane for me. Everything is new though it look familiar. So many changes, and some culture shock after a long gap of 16 years since my last visit to China in general.

As usual my passions are for food and also the local markets, where to activities are. Let me share these photos with you

This is a fermented glutinous rice (wine) with little dumpling stuff with black sesame, its so tasty that even though I am full, I couldn't resist to have 2 bowls ...

Ohh this is one of my favorite, the basic and daily dishes you can find in all parts of China the Lanzhou hand made beef noodle (la mien)

Ahh this is another favorite local dish where you can find in all parts of China, dumplings stuff with vegetables or meat or mix. And have to be eaten with vinegar which will helps to stabilise the easy filling dumplings.

This is another of the dumpling BUT was from a restaurant and the one above is from a local roadside restaurant, these assorte one with colors are less tasty then the local ones. Which always explains why I like to down to the street, even to squat with the locals .. those are really local food, from the local to the locals *-*

ahem here's yours sincerely with a good friend, Carol, who also loves to eat... when we eat we must always find the best buddy so that the atmosphere of eating and sampling is there rather then 'ohh the cholesterol, oh the calories' duh duh duh !!

Well this trip to China we did also visit the local markets, I believe by going to the local wet markets, is the best way to see the life of the locals. The wet market is where all the ingredients of good food comes from. And this is where the actions starts daily. I had influence Carol to travel with me, wake up early morning to go marketing, of which is not a normal routine for her even though back home.

Okay we have wanted to try this plum called yang mei, I don't what its called in English, it taste funny sweet sour, and little bit crunchy but funny. BUT I love the peach, its soo sweet and crunchy, yum yum. Too bad that I did not manage to capture any in pictures.

Eels are for summer, lots and lots comes in different sizes.

This is a surprise for me as the local market is so clean and so orderly !

So tell me where would you like to visit when you visit a country/city; the museum ? Shopping centre ? the Park, The arts centre ?