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.