pickled mackerel

10-23-2015 Fri. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple 
DINNER ---toasted bread with roasted red pepper, olives, pickles and pickled mackerel | steamed egg with minced chicken | salad | wine

 

• mackerel is smoked and pickled , well, like pickles.

little croakers

10-20-2015 Tue. cool, sunny. 


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- leftovers
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- Shanghai style smoked fish | sauteed cauliflowers and tomato | rice | salad | wine 

 

• little croaker has nice texture

Shanghai-style smoked fish

6-01-2015 Mon.  warm, clouds

  

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- shanghai style smoked fish | sauteed Chinese greens | rice | wine

 

• so much work, so little time

Shanghai-style smoked fish without smoke

2-05-2015 Thu. cold, sunny. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- Chinese rice cake with Shanghai ragu 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---apple
DINNER --- Shanghai style smoked fish | simmered Chinese eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | tong-hao poridge with crushed peanuts | rice | wine 

 

• This a 100% Shanghai meal. 
• the fish was deep-fried , then into the hot "smoky sauce" made by five-spice , soy, rock sugar and fresh ginger.  this time it turned out really well.