Food Without Borders

The last time I checked in, I mentioned that I was kitchenless in Shanghai; kitchenless but not hungry. I live in Shanghai Jiaotong University, which is surrounded by some delicious New-York-priced restaurants, cheap mediocre Chinese restaurants, and an even cheaper cafeteria. I spend most of my meals in the cafeteria where you pick dishes based on color and any discernable ingredients, which are then served on a metal tray. To give you a better idea of the food quality, I will let you know that my friend may or may not have once found a tooth in her food...

This aside, there are times when I get to truly experience delicious chinese food. When this occurs, I have decided to follow up with an array of photos of whatever was enjoyed. I don't always know what I'm eating but will give you my best possible descriptions. As I document my journey in the Orient, I hope your summer is also filled with delicious food and fun adventures!
Every week my class does a case-study on different businesses which has come to China. We have looked at KFC, Starbucks, Walmart's Sam's Club, and IKEA. When we studied IKEA, our class had a field trip to do some field work. While there, our professors treated us to a lovely typical IKEA meal.

Swedish Meat Balls with Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, and Cranberry Sauce

Tiramisu

Chocolate Mousse

Another night it was one of my fellow student's, Xiafei, birthdays not too long ago. For his birthday, we went to his father's apartment nearby the University. His father is an amazing cook and made us this feast!

Fried Rice with Carrots and Eggs

Tomato and Egg (this is a very popular dish in China that I often eat at local restaurants)

Tofu dish with peppers

Dried Beef with Cilantro

Beef and Potato Stew

Roasted Chicken

Super Succulent Roasted Duck

(I must say this is some of the best duck I have ever eaten!)

Chicken on Bones with Peppers

"Century Egg" "Millenium Egg" or "Thousand-year Egg"

This is an odd Chinese delicacy made by preserving duck, chicken, or quail eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, lime, and rice hulls for several weeks to several months... I had no idea what I was eating at the time. Overall, I give it a 6/10

For now, I must wish you all a wonderful summer. Something strange, something fun, something hard, and something new. So for now, I bid you adieu from Shanghai.

Live well. Eat Well.

好活。好吃。