Aaahhh... I'm still in holiday mood.
I blame my friends because lately, I keep receiving news that people are travelling somewhere for holiday! Niceeee...!! I can't help but think back to my Beijing trip. hehe, some of u are probably bored with my constant talk of BJ but I can't help walking down the memory lane, again! Blame my friends because they are the cause haha...
My friends think I'm a food addict. Hmm.. i don't know where i got this reputation *in denial* I do eat a lot of meals throughout the day. hehe, what to do? I go hungry fast.
They also say I eat 'weird' stuff. Stuff that people don't normally like or eat (like onions - raw or cooked! Yummm..). When it comes to food, I'm pretty easy-going. I get a bit more adventurous when I'm in a foreign country. Eating what the locals eat is the way to understand a new country. It's the way to get to know the place, people and their culture! ^^ I don't blindly eat k. I eat with reasons.
I've never eaten little lambs or sheeps or goats all my life. I just don't like the 'smell'. But I ate quite a fair bit in BJ! *unbelievable!* I had to!
We went to a very nice restaurant for Mongolian Buffet where customers can dine and enjoy live Mongolian perfomances at the same time. And what do Mongolians eat? GOATS! Lots and lots of goats - fresh goat milk, goat milk candies, BBQ mutton 'satays', roasted whole goat, lamb shank, goats' 'spare parts' etc. Goats occupy 95% of the buffet tables. They also serve other things like Mongolian noodles soup, dumplings, chicken, pork, vege, sashimi, sushi etc. Come to Mongolian Buffet, must be Mongolian. So I joined the rest and digged in.
I tried all the mutton-related food. I can't believe I'm saying this - they tasted so good! I couldn't even tell that I was eating goats! I even had two kebabs stuffed with roasted goat meat! There were so many varieties of food to eat that I lost track of the number of times I went back to get more! haha... Man, this meal was really value for money. I was too busy to even watch the perfomances! haha...
Another incredible thing abt this buffet is that, you can have all the fresh fruit juice, canned drinks, yoghurt, beer, wine you want!! At the wine section, I told the waiter that I want a glass of their best wine. He quickly grabbed a bottle, opened it and handed it to me. Yes, the WHOLE bottle! I looked at him and said in amazement "Is this all for me?". He nodded. OMG! Okie, I may look like a country pumpkin but which restaurant in Kch can offer such a deal??? NONE, definitely!
I'm actually drooling while writing abt this unforgettable experience! I feel hungry just by thinking back! *going to fridge to look for food* This place is like a Disneyland for food lovers. It makes u feel excited the minute u see the fun that you will get ~.~
Drink all you can!
Okie, I know I said in the beginning that I like to eat what the locals eat. But, there is always an exception to everything ^^ And the exception is:
I hate bugs
I am afraid of bugs
I don't live well with bugs
I don't eat bugs
Can get these weird food at Wangfujing Snack Street 王府井小吃街 which is only a 2 mins walk from our hotel. The bugs sellers kept persuading us to try their exotic snacks. They are local delicacies. Emmm, I'm not so hungry. Feel so 'ge li' just by seeing them, let alone put in my mouth! *No Appetite*
These are more to my liking. Bugs must be thankful that I spared their lives ;p
BBQ sweet potatoes at roadside. Very sweet!! It's one of my favourites in China. So nice to eat hot potatoes and chestnuts in winter. They warmed up my cold hands and body immediately.
“We may live without poetry, music and art; We may live without conscience, and live without heart; We may live without friends; we may live without books; But civilized man cannot live without cooks.”
I blame my friends because lately, I keep receiving news that people are travelling somewhere for holiday! Niceeee...!! I can't help but think back to my Beijing trip. hehe, some of u are probably bored with my constant talk of BJ but I can't help walking down the memory lane, again! Blame my friends because they are the cause haha...
My friends think I'm a food addict. Hmm.. i don't know where i got this reputation *in denial* I do eat a lot of meals throughout the day. hehe, what to do? I go hungry fast.
They also say I eat 'weird' stuff. Stuff that people don't normally like or eat (like onions - raw or cooked! Yummm..). When it comes to food, I'm pretty easy-going. I get a bit more adventurous when I'm in a foreign country. Eating what the locals eat is the way to understand a new country. It's the way to get to know the place, people and their culture! ^^ I don't blindly eat k. I eat with reasons.
I've never eaten little lambs or sheeps or goats all my life. I just don't like the 'smell'. But I ate quite a fair bit in BJ! *unbelievable!* I had to!
We went to a very nice restaurant for Mongolian Buffet where customers can dine and enjoy live Mongolian perfomances at the same time. And what do Mongolians eat? GOATS! Lots and lots of goats - fresh goat milk, goat milk candies, BBQ mutton 'satays', roasted whole goat, lamb shank, goats' 'spare parts' etc. Goats occupy 95% of the buffet tables. They also serve other things like Mongolian noodles soup, dumplings, chicken, pork, vege, sashimi, sushi etc. Come to Mongolian Buffet, must be Mongolian. So I joined the rest and digged in.
I tried all the mutton-related food. I can't believe I'm saying this - they tasted so good! I couldn't even tell that I was eating goats! I even had two kebabs stuffed with roasted goat meat! There were so many varieties of food to eat that I lost track of the number of times I went back to get more! haha... Man, this meal was really value for money. I was too busy to even watch the perfomances! haha...
Another incredible thing abt this buffet is that, you can have all the fresh fruit juice, canned drinks, yoghurt, beer, wine you want!! At the wine section, I told the waiter that I want a glass of their best wine. He quickly grabbed a bottle, opened it and handed it to me. Yes, the WHOLE bottle! I looked at him and said in amazement "Is this all for me?". He nodded. OMG! Okie, I may look like a country pumpkin but which restaurant in Kch can offer such a deal??? NONE, definitely!
I'm actually drooling while writing abt this unforgettable experience! I feel hungry just by thinking back! *going to fridge to look for food* This place is like a Disneyland for food lovers. It makes u feel excited the minute u see the fun that you will get ~.~
My last plate of food
The nuts & seeds 'pie' is my favourite! Had 3 pcs altogether ;p
The nuts & seeds 'pie' is my favourite! Had 3 pcs altogether ;p
Master at work - slicing roasted goat for us!
Haiya, just give me the whole goat!
Haiya, just give me the whole goat!
Drink all you can!
Go ahead & get drunk!
Okie, I know I said in the beginning that I like to eat what the locals eat. But, there is always an exception to everything ^^ And the exception is:
BUGS!!!
I hate bugs
I am afraid of bugs
I don't live well with bugs
I don't eat bugs
Fried Grasshoppers, silk worms and lizards @_@
Look crispy don't they?
I didn't even know that star fishes were edible until I saw someone eating one!
I didn't even know that star fishes were edible until I saw someone eating one!
Baby Scorpions and sea horses
Bigger, darker & more poisonous LIVE scorpions! Ewww...
Can get these weird food at Wangfujing Snack Street 王府井小吃街 which is only a 2 mins walk from our hotel. The bugs sellers kept persuading us to try their exotic snacks. They are local delicacies. Emmm, I'm not so hungry. Feel so 'ge li' just by seeing them, let alone put in my mouth! *No Appetite*
These are more to my liking. Bugs must be thankful that I spared their lives ;p
冰糖葫芦 Lots of new varieties
眼花撩乱
眼花撩乱
BBQ sweet potatoes at roadside. Very sweet!! It's one of my favourites in China. So nice to eat hot potatoes and chestnuts in winter. They warmed up my cold hands and body immediately.
“We may live without poetry, music and art; We may live without conscience, and live without heart; We may live without friends; we may live without books; But civilized man cannot live without cooks.”
~Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1831-1891) Lucile (1860)~
4 comments:
Jenn!!! You really enjoy life!
I like to read about your trip. I can't afford to go anywhere :( so an alternative is to read ur blog.
mek mek...i also don like lamb...the only mutton i eat is mongolian satay lamb :p....eat eat eat, later u become potato ar..hehee...
mek~~~i luffffff lambs! *slurp slurp* omg! so many food to try in BJ, i m lost! 'Eat like local', that's wat i think too!
ha ha! finally i have the chance to win over u in food...i eat bugs :p ...but it've been ages, not sure if i still that 'beh-kia-si' nowadays, u know lah, our guts shrink when we get older :p
am already a potato.. now expanding into basketball niah ;p
a lot to eat over there! the only things to worry abt are $$ and tummy space!!! haha
so very soon, you will become 'no guts' old lady lah? betta dun eat bugs. Later the bugs take revenge and eat u at nite! haha..
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