By popular demand, here is a week's worth of food pictures and some videos. Remember! All these look much better in "full screen" mode. Click the button in the bottom right corner of the slideshow/video.
The Univ. of Michigan—Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. Joint Institute took all the visiting faculty out for a banquet overlooking the river. Some of our favorite dishes were the pomelo-covered fried fish, the not-as-weird-as-you-might-think steamed chicken feet, the as-weird-as-you-do-think sea slugs, and something that looked like pig knuckles.
In this slide show: a 50 cent lunch. These dumplings are like the Chicken McNuggets of Shanghai (that's for you Poynters). The guy who owned the restaurant let us take pictures under the condition that we included a picture of his sign.
We just got back from a fun cooking class where we learned to make pork dumplings from scratch (starting with flour and water) and fold them into funny shapes. We also learned an unbelievably simple cucumber salad that involved bludgeoning the cucumbers with the side of a cleaver.
Here are some cooking videos, especially for Elana Rose Harr and Shoshanna Elise Harr.
Making a fish-shaped dumpling:
Stuffing the Tofu:
Some random shots around the neighborhood food joints. Our local melon guy convinced us to buy the 1.58Yuan/kilo melon rather than the 1.38Yuan/kilo one. What a salesman! The baked goods under the glass look intriguing but are essentially inedible.
THAT MAY BE A FEAST FOR A KING BUT WHAT ABOUT A QUEEN? WHEN WE COME IN JULY ( CAN'T BELIEVE WE ARE ACTUALLY COMING) I WILL REQUIRE A KOSHER CHICKEN, OR I WILL JUST BRING A JAR OF PEANUT BUTTER. GUESS I WILL FINALLY GET TO LOSE THOSE FIVE POUNDS THAT I NEED TO SHED.
arleen said...
June 26, 2009 at 6:42 AM
I can't believe my folks are coming to visit the Middle Kingdom. It is not the most kosher friendly place, but we did find a veggie dumpling today. Photos coming soon in our food appendix post.
G-mail up and running.
Liz said...
June 26, 2009 at 9:03 AM
Dear Uncle Seth and Aunt Liz,
The fish dumpling you made looks like my fish Walter. Did you know that we got fish? He is red with white and blue (he is a beta).You did a great job making the fish.
Love, Elana
Elana said...
June 26, 2009 at 3:53 PM
I have to say that last fish dumpling was looking so much like a pig and I thought it was so cute! Then in the end I was impressed with the fish which was also cute.
Those dumplings in all the photos look insanely delicious!
Rene said...
June 26, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Coming soon: a video of our local dumpling lady making a dumpling in a flash. She puts us to shame.
Seth and Liz said...
June 26, 2009 at 7:45 PM
come on dude you guys can do the baked goods. no guts no glory!!
Allen said...
June 29, 2009 at 1:24 AM