Steak dinner
... and steak! Steak restaurants seem to be the fad in China right now, but the chefs are still learning how to cook such large pieces of meat. The first time I ordered my usual "medium-well done" (with the help of a Chinese speaking friend) it turned out to be soft and bloody. Sadly, by the time the second steak-eating opportunity came along (for Thanksgiving lunch!) two months had passed and forgetting my first unfortunate steak experience I ordered the same thing, with the same results. Oh well, better luck next time!
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 
