I can't believe I forgot to post these photos! So before leaving for Chinese New Year in Taiwan with my aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandma, Muir and I went out for hot pot! Hot pot is a traditional Chinese dinner that's kind of like fondue, except you cook your meat and vegetables in hot water/soup instead of dipping them in oil/cheese/chocolate. Eating hot pot is especially popular in winter when the weather is cold outside. Sadly, there is no equivalent dessert hot pot. :(
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Our hot pot (clockwise): bamboo shoots, fish balls, cabbage,
seaweed, mutton, hot peppers, and cilantro. |
But! On our way to the hot pot restaurant, we found a little sidewalk shop selling the king of Beijing street cakes -- DATE CAKE!! It's sold by the piece hot from the oven. Like all Chinese cakes, it's not very sweet, but it is carbolicious! It's sweet like cornbread and has pieces of chopped dates inside.
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| Two pieces please! |
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