alian Summer Research Program 2005
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Food
Exploring new foods is definitely one of the best things about being in China. Try to be flexible, and you'll end up enjoying things that you wouldn't have expected to like. We ate Chinese food at most of our meals, but Dalian does have many other options if you feel like changing things up a bit.
Favorite Foods
Homestyle Tofu |
Jia1 Chang1 Dou4 Fu3 |
家常豆腐 |
Sweet and Sour Chicken |
Tang1 Cu4 Ji1 Pian4 |
糖醋鸡片 |
Chicken with Cashews |
Yao1 Guo3 Ji1 Ding1 |
腰果鸡丁 |
Fried Eggs with Tomato |
Xi1 Hong2 Shi4 Chao3 Ji1 Dan4 |
西红柿炒鸡蛋 |
Return to Pot Pork |
Hui2 Guo1 Rou4 |
回锅肉 |
Steamed Buns |
Bao1 Zi5 |
包子 |
Dumplings |
Jiao3 Zi5 |
饺子 |
Fried Eggplant |
Yu2 Xiang1 Qie2 Zi5 |
鱼香茄子 |
White Rice |
Mi3 Fan4 |
米饭 |
Mineral Water |
Kuang4 Quan2 Shui3 |
矿泉水 |
Wontons
Similar to dumplings, wontons were one of our favorite breakfast foods. The Chinese may not eat them for breakfast since there was never anyone there when we showed up. The store didn't officially open until after 9 or so, but that never stopped us. The staff is friendly, and the food is good, especially considering GII Wonton is a chain store. Even the vegetable wontons have meat in them though, so vegetarians are out of luck, although that is the case for much of the food in China.
The Window
Oh the window. This was our absolute favorite place to get breakfast. Chinese line rules apply, so watch out. The food is best when fresh, so the best time to eat it is in the morning or maybe around lunch time. There are a few things with only eggs in them, so vegetarians won't starve to death. The window is a fun place, so we'll let you find out the details when you go.
Hotpot
Hotpot is a very Chinese style of restaurant. There is a big pot in the middle of the table, heated to boiling by a propane grill under the table. Usually we got the pot half-and-half regular and spicy, since not everyone enjoys eye-watering spiciness. The premise of hotpot is that you get to cook your own food by dipping it into the boiling cooking solution in your pot. To this end, they will bring you, according to your order, thinly sliced lamb, pork, or beef. You can get potatoes and noodles too, as well as assorted other vegetables. There are several dishes of sauce that they will give you, although watch out for the pink one since it tastes like dog vomit. This is definitely a good style of food, so make sure you go while you're there.