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One Last Kaotu for the Road
Last night I attended my final Thursday night hash dinner, a tradition that I helped to bring back this summer and hope doesn’t die completely when I go. I chose my final hash meal to be at Zhuan Zhuan Mo … Continue reading
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Tagged Chengdu, chuancai, farwell, mala hashbrowns, rabbit, restaurants
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Sichuan Dishes – Ganguo Chashuguo
We’ve already gone on at length about ganguo or dry pot and how much we eat it. But one thing we haven’t gone on at length about is the endless possibilities of things you can fill your ganguo with. Really … Continue reading
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Tagged chashugu, chuancai, farewell, ganguo, Sichuan food, tian tian kao ya, yang yang
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Sichuan Dishes – Jia Chang Dou Fu (Homestyle Tofu)
It stopped raining here. I didn’t stop reading. I’ve spent the majority of my third day of summer engrossed in Mexican historical fiction/magic surrealism/one of the many things I inherited when many of my friends left Chengdu/aka perfect book to … Continue reading
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Tagged fly restaurants, homestyle cooking, jia chang dou fu, Sichuan food
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Stick Pot – Yulin Chuan Chuan Xiang
After arriving back in Chengdu last Tuesday (in a very bumpy nail biting flight) Phil mentioned he had an odd hankering for hot pot (if you have not yet heard of this delightful style of eating read here). Coming back … Continue reading
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Tagged Bizarre Foods, Chengdu, chuan chuan xiang, stick pot
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Fancy Pants Sichuan – Zi Fi Restaurant
In case you were worried that us going back to work after new year’s equates to us reverting back to hermit-style-only-cook-food-at-home mode, we’re not. Last night we were delighted to spend the evening dining on a category of food here … Continue reading
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Tagged fancy pants sichuan, wide and narrow allies, zifi
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Sichuan on the “fly”
Thursday night Phil and I made good on our resolution to experience more of our favorite UNESCO gastronomical city. We decided we would walk towards some ganguo,干锅, (meat. vegetables potatoes stir fried in the literal translation of the dish, a dry … Continue reading
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Chengdu Rabbit
If you come to Chengdu you should make a point of trying barbecued rabbit. Ashley and I frequently dined at one particular restaurant simply because it produced excellent rabbit. Sitting on the roof top, eating rabbit and drinking cold beer … Continue reading
Happy (belated) Birthday to Phil!
Phil is old. Well not really, but I like to tell him that anyway. We celebrated his turning the ripe old age of 27 over several occasions including a house-warming/birthday party at our house, mojitos with friends on his actual … Continue reading
