This has been a week of missing and enjoying China. For some reason, what Chinese I know has been flowing freely in my head. I went to an Asian market last weekend just to look at and smell the food (they had garlic shoots, which I nearly bought; too bad I don't know how to cook them). I've been listening to some CDs my students gave me of traditional music ("China Bamboo Flute" is playing as I type). And on Wednesday, I had what I think was yu-xiang dofu ("fish-tasting tofu"--doesn't taste like fish), even though it was from a Vietnamese restaurant. It was the most authentic Chinese dish I've had in the US. I've also been enjoying some terrific green tea from Hangzhou, given to me last May by one of my Japanese friends.
I have a great talent for wanting to be where I'm not. :-)
Posted by jonhanneman at January 29, 2005 5:15 PM