Jan
14
2008

Vagabonding Food

chili pepper!
The basic building block of all Asian food worth eating, God’s gift to bored, unsuspecting tongues.

Time for another big photo entry while I try to think of something meaningful to write about. :)

Since food is a big part of any journey, I decided to compile a portfolio of foods from my wanderings over the past two years. Unfortunately, its not conclusive because sometimes I was too busy eating to pull out my camera (or too sick after eating whatever it was!) I love culinary adventures, and will pretty much eat anything slower and dumber than me. I had a lot of fun putting this together, so enjoy!

[ WARNING: proceeding below may make you hungry ]

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Oct
29
2007

Wo xihuan Sichuan Fan!

I was sweating, my heart was banging away inside of my chest, and my head was spinning. The food poisoning had probably not even kicked in yet!

Through bloodshot eyes I could see my own hand, giving another 2Yuan (.30 cents) to a smiling woman for a bowl of cold noodles. I managed to get my tongue, which had given up about 30 minutes ago and was probably looking for a way to get out of my mouth, to utter some very dangerous words in Sichuan…

“Wo xiang hen la, cheng”….or “I want very spicy, please.” She gave me a look as if to say “your wish is my command” and dumped another spoon of mystery spice into my bowl. It was going to be a good night.

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Oct
28
2007

Sichuan Hotpot

sichuan chengdu hotpot food
A catfish head picked clean of brains and meat by yours truly

I tried not to show any signs of pain as the boiling oil splattered across my body.

No, I was not on the wrong end of a castle siege, I was actually paying for this opportunity. Chengdu is famous for its food, so tonight a guy from the guesthouse talked me into trying a local specialty - the Sichuan hotpot.

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