Food, food culture, food as culture and the cultures that grow our food

Attempt #1: Learning to Love Stinky Tofu

March 27, 2004

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The Chinese call it ‘Stinky Tofu’. And they’re not lying. It’s aged tofu that many a left coast university student has inadvertently made by just leaving the tofu to its own devices.

Eating Stinky Tofu requires acquiring an acquired taste. Every image of this food in my Chinese Food point-it will represent an attempt to acquire a love for this dish.
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Eggs and Pears

March 26, 2004

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From left-to-right; tea eggs, roasted pear, salted duck eggs and roasted yam.

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Duck Entier en plastique

March 25, 2004

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Duck under plastic wrap at a food-court style restaurant in Nanjing, PRC

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