Food, glorious food! October 26th 2009 Chinese food is delicious.
No, I am not talking about the "General Tso's Chicken" prepared by Salvadorean immigrants at your local strip-mall.
I refer to the masterful culinary expertise of the local people in the Middle Country.
My favorite meal is the "egg-pancake". A young man (with a good sense of humor) places batter on a perpetually-hot circular pan. Next he expertyl cracks open an ... read more
Asia » China » Jiangxi 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
Unofficial ambassador to the street-sleepers of Kolkata, the mountain folk of Nepal, ice-cream vallas in Tamil Nadu, grizzled buskers in Wellington, taxi drivers in China, and whoever else starts a conversation. "The best travelers do not know their destination."... full info