Perhaps this is cheating, but I must talk about the food I encountered in China during my two-week visit.
Despite what many people told me about how well I will eat in China, I was sorely disappointed. I guess after having been spoiled on the MSG-flavouring overload one encounters in Chinese restaurants here in the United States, I found food in the northern parts of China (Beijing, Xi'an, and Shanghai) to be bland. The food looked interesting:
...but somehow, I felt like the southern restaurants (Hong Kong, and the other regions to the south) had tastier food. A co-worker of mine from the southern region agreed with me (this is perhaps due to her being from the south!), and also told me that the western regions were famous for spicy food (Szechuan). Hmmm...too bad we didn't go there!
I did encounter a wonderful restaurant in Beijing on our last night there, called "The Red Capital Club." It was decked out in 1950's, with actual furniture from the red Capitals. Outside the restaurant was a Mercedes limousine used to drive Mrs. Mao around Beijing.
Despite what many people told me about how well I will eat in China, I was sorely disappointed. I guess after having been spoiled on the MSG-flavouring overload one encounters in Chinese restaurants here in the United States, I found food in the northern parts of China (Beijing, Xi'an, and Shanghai) to be bland. The food looked interesting:
...but somehow, I felt like the southern restaurants (Hong Kong, and the other regions to the south) had tastier food. A co-worker of mine from the southern region agreed with me (this is perhaps due to her being from the south!), and also told me that the western regions were famous for spicy food (Szechuan). Hmmm...too bad we didn't go there!
I did encounter a wonderful restaurant in Beijing on our last night there, called "The Red Capital Club." It was decked out in 1950's, with actual furniture from the red Capitals. Outside the restaurant was a Mercedes limousine used to drive Mrs. Mao around Beijing.
The food I encountered there was perhaps the best I had tasted in all of China (and perhaps the best-presented, as well)
Outside it looks innocent in this photo, but inside it's quite the hangout.
OK, I lied--the Peking duck at the oldest Peking duck restaurant in all of Beijing was the best, but the Red Capital Club had that restaurant beat on its presentation.
The Red Capital Club
No. 66 Dongsi Jiutiao
Dongcheng District
Beijing 100007
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