On Friday, we had dinner at a Peking Duck restaurant in Wudaokou with Aruba's head technical writer who was visiting from Sunnyvale. We had Peking Duck, of course, and several other tasty dishes--braised beef, Chinese broccoli, a black fungus dish, and Yan Jing beers all around. After dinner we got some dessert at a new Taiwanese dessert place that opened on the corner. They specialize in dessert soups, so that's what we tried.
The first soup had taro root, large tapioca pearls, and red beans. The second soup had more taro and red beans, and two kinds of gelatinous balls. I don't remember what they were. I imagine it was what eating muppets would be like. Squishy. Very squishy. And not very sweet.
Saturday we spent most of the day reading and relaxing, and Sunday was a glorious 50 degrees, so we took the subway to Walmart bought some boot leg DVDs, an comforter to help pad our rock-hard mattress, and a yoga mat (yay!) and generally did a little more walking around that day.
How do the Chinese pronounce the first word of Peking duck?
ReplyDeleteI think they say "Beijing roast duck" or just "roast duck."
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