artichoke and asparagus

5-31-2017 Wed.  


DINNER --- steamed artichoke | pasta with asparagus and basil | salad | wine 

• quick run

put together

5-30-2017 Tue. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- sanddwich 
DINNER ---curry threaded potato | sauteed fresh soy bean and pickled mustard green with Canton sausage | steamed egg custard | rice | salad

 

•  gathering items in the fridge

barley kale soup

5-29-2017 Mon.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- onigiri | airline drink
DINNER ---  barley and kale soup

 

• home cooking again 

cocktails and roasted peanuts

5-28-2017 Sun.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee | fried twist bread you-tiao | xiao long bao
LUNCH --- smoked duck | kao-fu | vegetables | rice 
DINNER --- cocktails | roasted peanuts | braised duck | Chinese green ciao-tou sauteed with liquor | pickled radish | Chinese celery

 

•  quite a hectic day,  stiff drink helped at the end of the day. roasted peanuts are traditional Chinese bar food. 

hiden-stream teahouse

5-27-2017 Sat.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee | xiao long bao 
LUNCH --- scrambled eggs with chives | Chinese greens |  steamed fish | rice
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at 隐溪 Ying-xi teahouse ) tea and tea food 
DINNER ---Shanghai ji-cai wonton soup

 

•  had a great time meeting friends in this tea house, happened to be on the same street.

xiao long bao

5-26-2017 Fri.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee  | xiao long bao
LUNCH --- ( at Mei Long Zheng restaurant)  traditional shanghai fare
DINNER --- congee | salted fish 

• this xiao long bao place is the best found in the old neighborhood  
• Mei Long Zheng is an old institution,  food is so-so. 

rice bundled in reed leaves

5-25-2017 Thu. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee | xiao long bao
LUNCH  --- okra | salted fish | ma-lan green and bean curd salad
DINNER --- zong-zi | vegetable soup 

 

•  exhausted.

Shanghai street food

5-24-2017 Wed.  


BREAKFAST --- shanghai street food jian-bing |  xiao long bao | shanghai xiao wonton
LUNCH ---  celtuce | racer clams | Chinese greens | fresh peas | rice 
DINNER --- fresh fruits from market: lychee, yang-mei 

brute force:  knock down a building 

 

• shanghai routine 

Shanghai wonton

5-23-2017 Tue.  



BREAKFAST --- coffee
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | onigiri   
DINNER --- ( in Shanghai old neighborhood dumpling joint)  wonton

 

• back to Shanghai old neighborhood 

coffee, rice and grill skewers

5-22-2017 Mon. 


 BREAKFAST --- ( at neighborhood coffee house) Russian coffee | (at Nui hostel lounge) cold coffee | hot croissant
LUNCH --- (at Yuwaeru rice shop) brown rice lunch set 
DINNER --- ( at 松好 restaurant )  grill skewers , chicken and vegetables | marinated horse mackerel salad | eel kamamashi | beer 

 

•  another seven mile trek in the city