Food Heaven

fish

I have been stuffing my face non-stop since I got home. Mom said it looked like I had been starving for ages. My sister-in-law said I was like my two year old niece in front of food-absolutely cannot wait! How could I?!! After being away from authentic Chinese food for more than a year. As we drove along the night streets of Wuhan, I saw food stalls, restaurants one after another, neon lights blinking with promises of the good food. There are so many Chinese old sayings about the topic of food. One of them could be roughly translated as "People see heaven in food." Yes, we Chinese, love food.

Forgot what this was but it was good...

Veggie seafood mix

Shrimp, just so that you know this is no way close to the "sweet and sour shrimp" in the USbamboo - apparently this was IN at dinning table when I was home
Duck
honey lotus

spicy eel

I was raised by a Cantonese mom and a Wuhanese dad. Mom never cooked spicy food so I grew up not capable of eating spicy food. When I moved to America, most Chinese food is so Americanized, it's hardly edible unless adding spice to it. I grew to love hot peppers and spicy sauces in the Sichuan cousine in no time.
Mike's favorite, garlic ribs at Mr. Xie Restaurant

We had our first welcome luncheon at a hotel restaurant near home. The meal was so spicy, my niece had her little cheeks burning as if she had blush on but she loved it. As usualy I told Mike that everything was simply chicken to trick him into eating frog legs, snakes, etc. He's not as gullible as three years ago though. :) It's impossible to post pics now. I will wait till I go back. Chicken

Veggie/Tofu