DongShunYuan(东顺园）is one of the best ShanDong cuisine brands, YanTai(烟台) is one of the best cities to enjoy seafood in China. The first day we arrived YanTai, We were invited by Candy’s friends to enjoy ShanDong seafood Cuisine at DongShunYuan. Thank you so much!

Laoshan Mountain(崂山) lies about 30km east of Qingdao, Shandong, China. It is the “No.1 coastal mountain” in China. It is also known as the birthplace of Taoism.
Laoshan Mountain green tea is very famous too. It’s said the first Laoshan Mountain tea plant was planted by Qiu Chuji(丘处机), one of the most famous of QuanZhen seven disciples（全真七子）. He was also the founder of the Dragon Gate Taoism（龙门教）.

Shin Yeh (欣叶) is a famous Taiwanese food brand. Different from other traditional food brand, Shin Yeh is welcomed by young people because of its modern elements. Fortunately, There is a restaurant named Shin Yeh Xiao Chu (欣叶小厨) near our BeiJing office. I guess it’s the cheaper one. So, let’s go!

Shaanxi Sandwich(腊汁肉夹馍) is a kind of very popular Xi’an snack. I love this traditional food very much. When I want a simple lunch, I’d rather look for Shaanxi Sandwich than try the hamburger of Mcdonald’s or KFC.

I always think private dishes is a kind of luxury. But Xiao Diao Li Tang (小吊梨汤） is a place I can enjoy. We can know it offer a kind of soup made by pear from its name.
Though it still have no English name. But it’s a place you can feel like home.

Hot pot (火锅) was not invented by Chinese people, But it’s very popular in China, specially in SiChuan. You can find many big hot pot reastaurants in Chengdu, which offer hundends people enjoy red hot pot together, That’s really HOT scene.
But my favorite is a kind of mini hot pot, offered by some small and quiet restaurants. Or you can make it at home.

It’s Valentine’s Day today, But I want talk about another kind of love, It’s love from parents.
Wonton(馄饨) is a kind of traditional Chinese food. We can buy wonton easily from supermarkets, Or enjoy them easily at restaurants, But my parents insist on making wonton for me before I leave. They know their wonton is the kind I love most.

Century egg(皮蛋 in Chinese) is a kind of tradional Chinese food. It has a lot of interesting English names such as century egg, hundred-year egg,Or thousand-year egg, Because foreigner think it should take long time to compelte the process of transforming.
But we call it pine-patterned egg, Do you notice the pine patterns in the white of the egg?

Chinese Lantern Festival is coming on 9 Feb,2009. It’s the first full moon day of the Chinese lunar year. It’s also considered as the end of the Chinese New year. According to Chinese traditon, We will eat Tangyuan (汤圆 in Chinese, Also called Yuanxiao in English) together with family members on Lantern Festival and Winter Solstice Festival.
Do you love Tangyuan too? And Do you know how to make them?

Mount Emei(峨眉山 in Chinese) locates at Sichuan province of Western China. It’s one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China, And was nominated as the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
I almost forgot all the details about my Mount Emei tour many years ago. But when my father gave me this cup of green tea, I recognized it at once: It’s “ZhuYeQing” (竹叶青 in Chinese)!

We work and live in skyscrapers, eat fast food, meet friends online. Are we too urban?
Maybe we need a real relaxation, even just two hours.
So, let’s go to countryside and enjoy the real country food.

December 21 was the Winter Solstice day . It’s also called Midwinter, But we call it DongZhi in Chinese.
I had never celebrated this festival before I came to GuangDong, Where people believed it’s the most important day of a year. As the tradition, The whole family enjoy this day with some Winter Solstice Food.