Harbin sausages Silk worms Grasshoppers Cucumber soup eggplant Sweet pork Corn meal dumplings, corn bread, and tofu luncheon chef Our first lunch And our last When foreigners talk about “Chinese food,” as if it is the same across all of China, it is, understandably, confusing to locals. After all, each province – or sometimes even […]
Harbin
Harbin’s Russian past
We spent last weekend in Harbin, a city located in China’s northern Manchuria region. We went there to attend the city’s renowned ice festival, but in the process, signed up for the full weekend package, which included trips to see the area’s snow sculptures, tiger reserve, indoor arctic-themed park, polar swimmers, and lovely Russian architecture. […]