On Wine
Blog/News/Stuff: April 5th, 2007What is good wine? When I took my first sip of a red wine, I was expecting something that resembled grape juice and alcohol. Instead, my tongue met an angry concoction that tasted like burning rubber soles. I don’t taste the grapes anymore. I smell that grapes USED to be part of the drink, but [...]
I’m a Chinese food noob.
Blog/News/Stuff: May 15th, 2007I’ve always hated calling those fried dumplings “Pot stickers.” I’d always correct people, and tell them to call it, 만두 mandu, 餃子 gyoza, or jiaozi, as I always thought the term “potsticker” to be a dumb English term. What I found out, is that fried dumplings have another name, 鍋貼 guotie. What I also learned [...]
去Taiwan旅行 Day 1 Part 1
Blog/News/Stuff: May 31st, 2007I’m still in Taiwan right now, by the way.
The day I left for Taiwan was rather enjoyable. I was over at Daphu’s aunt’s house in the morning, before heading off together to Anju’s house. Anju’s parents treated us to a happy lunch and dinner over at their restaurant. Maybe pictures will come later. We flew [...]