Dumplings

Eat, Drink and Be Wary

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April 23rd 2009
The food, the food, the food…where to begin? Since I’ve got a fairly adventurous gullet, I’m up to try almost anything (and have) once as long as its grossness factor doesn’t go above eight. The scale (created in collaboration with the many good friends who I’ve made try stuff first) goes from 1 (not gross at all, but has the illusion of unpleasantness, like snake soup) to 10 (so revol ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more