China Trip - Part 3 - Chinese Feasts

Kirk took us for our first "real" Chinese meal. The table has a turntable and everything is served family style. That makes it possible for you to try lots of different things in one meal.

First we had pork stock soup with 3 kinds of mushrooms AND pork bones.
The mushrooms were amazing...the bones not so much.

Dumplings...the best I've ever had!

Roasted Chicken...with the head

Christa decided to try the head.

A pictures worth a thousand words!

Bamboo...one of my favorites

Pork with peppers, onions and pineapple. It may look familiar, but as soon as you took a bite and bit into bone you realized this was not your typical US Chinese food.

Spicy green beans with sausage

Braised Tofu

Shrimp fried rice

Corn with pine nuts, kidney beans and peas...I have no idea why!

I can't remember the name...but it tasted like asparagus in oyster sauce.

We drank A LOT of dirty water. They call it tea...but it's not!

The last day in Longyen FH treated up to a very special thank you lunch.

This meal started with the best rice noodles I have EVER HAD!

Spicy Cabbage with bacon...My favorite from this meal

Beef with veggies

Chicken...this one had the feet too!

Potatoes in vinager...soooo goood!

Eggs and tomatoes...not my favorite

Spicy Green beans with sausage

Celery and cashews

They really don't eat dessert, but fruit is usually served at the end of the meal.

Palm...something or other with oyster sauce

On New Years Eve we had the special honor of eating dinner with a migrant family who works with the FH team. They were so poor but were so generous and giving. There was no heat so we all ate in our jackets. The glass wall you see in the background was the bathroom and the other two doors led to a tiny kitchen with no stove or fridge and a maybe 6x8 bedroom they all slept in.  That's it.

The food at the restaurants was good...This meal was AWESOME!

Tomorrow...my trip to Walmart!