http://riceagain.com China, Suzhou, Food and Commentary Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:22:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ingredients 2 large Chinese dried mushrooms 800g diced pork Bunch of choy sum, thick ends cut off 2 tab cornflour 1 small hot red chilli 4 tabs light soy sauce 5 cloves of garlic 4 tabs Chinese cooking wine 5cm piece of ginger 4 tabs brown sugar ½ tsp fennel seeds 375ml beef stock ½ cinnamon stick 250ml water ¼ tsp cracked peppercorns 5 spring onions, ... http://riceagain.com/2008/08/chinese-braised-pork-and-greens/ http://riceagain.com/2008/08/over-and-out/ Last week Natalia and I went to Suzhou's bird and flower market. Bird and flower markets are a reoccurring theme across China and Taiwan though I've never understood the connection. To me it's like shopping at the cheese and electronics market though in Suzhou you can find everything from puppies, ... http://riceagain.com/2008/08/suzhou-bird-and-flower-market-with-fish/ [caption id="attachment_249" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Click for the full text"][/caption] It seem's that the IOC does care about right's violations, if it's their own rights that is. The International Olympic Committee asked Sweden to help stop a file-sharing website from spreading illegal downloads of ceremonies at the Beijing Games, government officials said. Link Broken olympic ... http://riceagain.com/2008/08/ioc-making-the-world-a-better-place-one-dollar-at-a-time/ It seem's that the real ages of Olympic athletes isn't the only thing being covered up during the olympic games. "At the Olympic Games here, you drink Coca-Cola beverages, eat McDonald's food, ride in Volkswagen sedans and watch events on giant Panasonic video screens. You also take ------- elevators, are ... http://riceagain.com/2008/08/ignore-that-logo-under-the-tape/ Even tofu haters love Ma Po Tofu. Nearly everywhere you eat this dish it's slightly different, because there are so many regional and family variations, and despite being a Sichuan dish it's popular all over China where people have made slight adaptations to suit their collective pallets. Here's how I make ... http://riceagain.com/2008/08/recipe-mapo-dofu-tofu/ I have rarely had the urge or the need to watch CCTV television. Frankly my Chinese is wanting and CCTV's Dialogue program pisses me off in ways I don't need in a country where my livelyhood rests on passing annual blood pressure tests. Though on the 8th of August I ... http://riceagain.com/2008/08/in-which-i-have-my-olympic-rant/ Olympic supplies have arrived.. ..though our Suzhou born cat is not amused. http://riceagain.com/2008/08/olympic-supplies/ Tuesday's United Daily News reports that fans plan to wave the Myanmar flag because, like the Taiwan flag, it features a blue star-studded square on the upper left corner of a red backdrop. Link I'm not sure that this will actually eventuate, though it will be interesting to see how the ... http://riceagain.com/2008/08/taiwanese-plan-to-skirt-olympics-flag-ban/ I spent Saturday night in front of Olympic womans basketball, playing with The Gimp. Nick, Natalia and Dennis the cat. http://riceagain.com/2008/08/a-night-with-the-gimp/