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Kanazawa to Mutianyu
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Sweet Dreams
The confection museum in Kanazawa demonstrated how the locals have crafted gorgeous and elaborate creations from sugar for centuries. It took us a while to realize it, but the tree and birds in the presentations shown here are actually candy.
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In the Forbidden City
Tiananmen
West Lake, Hangzhou
Cookie on the bow
In the Heart of Shanghai
Jesse at Jade Temple
Carpe diem
In the Geisha District
Hangin' in Harajuku
J & T and "Lifeguard"
Riding the Tokyo rails
On the way to Edo museum
Favorite restaurants
Beijing: Green Tea -- almond shrimp, tea duck, stuffed do-fu, curly chicken, exotic teas, pear with mustard, green tea cakes)
Beijing: Huajiayuan -- paper-wrapped chicken, deep-fried pork ribs, ma-po dofu)
Beijing: Hancang -- Hakka (salt-baked chicken, pea sprouts, lotus-wrapped beef)
Beijing: Quanjude (Complete Collection of Virtues) Restaurant -- Peking Duck (mushrooms/bok choy, satin shrimp, deep fried beef with string beans and bamboo root, duck hearts, spicey pickled cucumbers and the duck!)
Beijing: Nu Age -- Vietnamese (lemongrass chicken, five spice pork satay, ginger rice, Saigon beef, asparagus with red bean sauce)
Beijing: Beijing Fan Shan -- Imperial Banquet (Bamboo shoots and peas, yellow bean paste cubes, red bean rolls, cold chili chicken, mushroom soup, beef and onions, smoked tea duck, Mandarin fish, mushrooms and bamboo shoot strings deep fried, sweet and sour chicken, battered shrimp, sauteed vegetables, sesame buns with ground pork, assorted desert pastries and fruit)
Beijing: Le Quay -- Fusion (tea-smoked duck, bean curd with spinache, pumpkin, eggplant/zuchini with balsamic)
Hangzhou: Lou wailou -- Beggar's Chicken, Dongpu Pork, fried bean curd skins
Suzhou: Thai by Simon -- lemon-grass chicken, thai beef, golden bags
Suzhou: Wen Li -- Fujianese (glazed beef, gai lan, Fujian noodles, taro duck)
Suzhou: Zen -- Cantonese (glutinous rice stuffed chicken, shrimp and roasted garlic, barbeque duck, black pepper beef fried rice)
Shanghai: Yin -- Shanghainese (orange duck, cod and tree ears)
Shanghai: Lynn -- Shanghainese (mandarin fish, pigs knuckles)
Kanazawa: Kuro-Ya -- Izakaya (Japanese tapas)
Kanazawa: Takasakiya -- Sushi, Tonkatsu
Kanazawa: Oniwasoto (Devil Outside) -- Soba
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