dumplings

While we've been here we've had ample opportunity to eat good food. And when I say good food, I mean good food. Hope those fifteen hours of boot-camp that I've logged outweigh the awesome Chinese food binge that I'm currently* on.

*Currently: Katie is not only consuming at this very moment a post-Chinese-meal Magnum bar (the ice cream of choice in China), but dictating this blog post to me, Kim, from the couch. Good thing she's done a ton of walking this week! No really, this mom of little ones is part of a unique breed of endurance athlete. Katie's done China this week on next to no sleep (think jet-lagging toddler and and baby!) and done it non-stop. The fact that she's even thinking about blogging, is actually very impressive. She deserves every chopstick-full of Chinese fare she's eaten. So deserving, in fact, that I've released her from all blogging duties for the evening and have now officially hijacked this post.

This slide show, which I also just blogged, is just one example of the many good meals Katie and Dave have consumed while on this side of the ocean. Bai Jiao Yuan, anyone?




All of the dumplings at that meal were vegetarian, but there's lots of ways to fill them. For a small taste of the jiaozi options available, I just took a quick survey of the people present in the room with us now.

Favorite Jiaozi Picks:

Adam: mutton
Sally: crab & pork & lobster & water chestnut
Patrick: shrimp brain & tofu
Kim: egg & cilantro
Dave: tomato & egg
Katie: mushroom & other assorted veggies

Any other faves out there?

While we're all contributing to Katie's post, you may as well have your say too! You can chime in with your favorite filling in the comments. (Or at least let Katie know that she deserves every jiaozi she can get her chopsticks around!)