Food of China

This is the first dinner out in the Hutong of Beijing. We shared dinner with Peter's PhD students, notice the lazy-susan to share the delights.
Sweet potato covered in a something like toffee, you dip it in the cold water next to it to cool it off.
A fish soup. The chef brought the fish to us alive before dinner so we could approve the size and the fish. Then they cooked it in oil and you 'fish' it out in your bowl to eat.



Green beans with garlic and ma - a spice that makes your tongue numb.
This lunch portion was $1.50
This is zucchini, chicken, and "tree ear" - a really appetizing name for fungus. It tastes good, like a mushroom. This lunch was also $1.50 or 10 Yuan.
My first meal in China! Fried egg plant with garlic and ma and mushrooms and bok choy, and chicken and peanuts.