Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Wonton soup for the soul

1-26-2010 Tue. chilly, windy, cloudy

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- roasted ginkgo nuts | eggplant pizza (leftover from yesterday's dinner)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | apple
DINNER --- wonton soup with chopped capsella fillings and spiced vegetable pickles (Shanghai Ji-cai wonton) | pan-fried Japanese dumplings (gyoza) | red wine


  • Wonton soup is supposed to be breakfast food in China. Actually it is good for anytime, particularly after rushing around in a chilly and gray day. Capsella (shepherd's purse, or Ji-cai in Chinese) has unique flavor and can be used as herb. These tiny pretty greens are very hard to find at markets in the US.