Random Pictures of Stuff in China

      I could put so many things into this blog post! I decided for this one I am going to focus on food and tsum tsums.You know, these days everybody is taking pictures of food, and, what can I say? It can sometimes be really fun. Of course, you'll never see me taking pictures of my starbucks or something like that, but if some food looks really beautiful, or if it tasted especially delicious, then I might take a picture.

For example, this one was really nice, but there isn't really anything special about the food, so I never posted it anywhere. It is just some really beautiful looking food served Japanese style in the separate little dishes.

This was just a lunch that I made, and on a whim I decided to make it look visually pleasing. One of my favorite foods to eat these days are a kind of dumpling with different kinds of sweet filling inside (usually black seseme)called 汤圆(tang yuan).  

I actually really love Chinese pizza. This one was not as good as some of the others, but it was still delicious. The best pizza I have had (and I haven't had that much pizza in China, so don't trust me too much) was at some cafe in the middle of nowhere nearby West Lake. I think it was called Homestead or something. I really want to try and find that cafe again!

 

 

Since I came to China, I have been eating a lot of seafood. That often includes hairy crabs, and spicy crawfish. They are soooooo delicious. However, one thing you have to be careful of when you eat seafood in China is that when you order fish you are getting the whole fish. That includes all the bones, so you have to be very careful, especially if it is a smaller fish.

 

At school every day they give us a fruit to eat after lunch. One day I got the stragest banana I have ever seen. I just had to take a picture of it. I honestly don't know how this happened, but it is so funny!

 

A picture of my now all time favorite fruit. They are called pipa, and they are only in season for about three weeks a year. I was very sad when I found that out, because they are just so delicious!

Hui and I really enjoy going to eat at Korean BBQ restaurants. This particular one was a hot pot/ bbq, and this was the first time we came up with the idea of ordering too much, then taking it back to make noodles the next day. It is a great way to save money!

I really enjoyed my time with my friends in Hangzhou. These two particular friends I was eating with were friends I made in college at Ball State University. We were eating at a restaurant I have been to a few times called She Want. It is nearby West Lake, right across from the musical fountain. I must say, a lot of the food I have ordered from there is very sweet, but very delicious. One interesting thing they had on the menu is these small durian pastries. Durian is the smelliest fruit in the world, and it definitely takes some time to get used to. The dish in this picture actually reminded me of some of the unhealthy Chinese food my family liked to eat in Muncie, but I rarely see anything like that in China.

This was the birthday cake I bought for Hui. I bought it from Starbucks (yes, I said I wasn't going to photograph my Starbucks, but this doesn't count), and it was supposed to be a Father's Day cake.

All of these items were steamed by me with my new steamer! I love it, and I love steaming things. Also, they look really pretty.

This was just a very visually pleasing meal from a chain restaurant in In Time. It was delicious!

On this day, Hui introduced me to a new friend, Li Chenlan. She is so great! We went shopping together, tried on some expensive qipaos, and studied together in the library at Zhejiang University. Then, we ate at one of the most amazing restaurants I have ever seen with our boyfriends. This restaurant had a hot pot and a bbq on the table, and a buffet about a mile long, with every type of food you could imagine. They even had beer and bottles of baijiu for no extra cost. Amazing Amazing Amazing!!!

This was amazingly delicious bread from a bakery near the Alipay building on 文三路(wensanlu), called 布拉提(Bratee?). Inside it has a French style chestnut paste filling, that is so delicious I found myself licking the bread. Totally worth it!

Hui and I found a great Korean restaurant near Walmart at the Hangzhou sports stadium, and I swear that was one of the best meals I have ever eaten in China. It really took me back to the time when a great restaurant in Muncie called Oh Fusion was still open. The only difference is this was better than Oh Fusion. Oh I want to go back soon. I can't remember the name of the restaurant, but I will try and remember to post it next time I go to eat there.

I have always loved the cute little Japanese creations that are tsum tsums. One day I bought a bunch of Big Hero 6 tsums, and I decided to have a little fun trying to reinact scenes from the movie. Actually, it didn't go so well, but I think this first one was pretty good.

 

In Shanghai Disney Store we found tsum tsum backpacks. That would be awesome to have!

Hope you enjoyed this blog. I might do more like this. I enjoy taking random pictures.