Hi!!! It's officially the New Year, well it's been for about a week. School started last Tuesday and nothing's been too busy. Last post, I wrote about my disappointing experience at Chow Kee Dim Sum and I realized that I made a few mistakes reading the menu. This week, I'll decode some of the most … Continue reading Decoding Chinese Food Pt.1 →

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!   Last night in Shanghai was New Year's eve. Usually, I would be at my grandparent's place, like last year, but we stayed this year. My aunt arrived back from vacation in Japan two days ago, so we invited them for a New Year's feast at our place. Thus, this year's dishes … Continue reading Happy Chinese New Year!!!!! →

Hi!!!!! I've delayed posting this week because yesterday (today for the states) is Mid-Autumn Festival!!!!! I am not going to say much because I did a post last year, but it was awesome. We spent the day with my aunt and had dinner at this delicious hot pot place. Unfortunately, due to the passing typhoon, … Continue reading Happy Moon Festival →

Hi!!! Today- 6/9- is the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar, which means it's Dragon Boat Festival. Admittedly, Dragon Boat is not as big of a deal as Mid- Autumn, but hey, it's still a nice holiday. Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Jie is actually over 2000 years old, making … Continue reading Happy Dragon Boat Festival!!!! →

Hi!! How has your week been? Here in Shanghai, my schools had parent teacher conferences so I've been lounging around enjoying my long weekend. My mom and my brother, however, weren't so sedentary. My brother is part of a club called Technovation Generation and they were on a charity trip to JiangXi to help set … Continue reading Bamboo Shoots- 笋 →

Today is February 21st, or more significantly, the 15th day of the first month of the Lunar Year. It’s the lantern festival- the official end of Chinese New Year. In short, the celebrations have come full circle. As with most Chinese festivals the Lantern festival or 元宵节( yuan xiao jie) is accompanied by a retinue … Continue reading Lantern Festival →

February 7th was New Years Eve which meant EPIC NEW YEARS DINNER!!! Usually this would entail my uncle and grandparents spending pretty much the entire day preparing a feast of amazing traditional Hunanese dishes. However, this year, everyone decided to take it easy so the excitement of prep work wasn’t there. I was a bit … Continue reading Chinese New Years Dinner!!! →

Hi!!!! It's Monday, which means only 4 days until I leave for Chinese New Year break.(The acutal New year starts on the 8th) Now that I get to go to my grandparents house, Chinese New Year is my favorite holiday. So excited!!!! Chinese New Year is arguably one of the most important holidays for Chinese people. … Continue reading Happy Chinese New Year!!! →

I don't like fall, the the weather gets weird, all the good fruit is out of season and everyone gets the cold. Despite this, I still look forward to it. Why? Hairy crab season!!!!!!!!!! Every year from the end of October to mid-November, millions of Chinese (mostly Shanghainese) feast upon these little crustaceans. Luckily for me, … Continue reading Hairy Crab!!!!!!!!! →