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I am very proud of myself! Lately I have been consuming all-Chinese media in terms of TV and reading, with the exception of the internet! One hopes that my Chinese is improving marginally, or at least that I am recovering some long-forgotten vocabulary. And better yet, I got a membership card at a local book rental store—book rental stores here largely stock manga, romance novels and wuxia novels—so I can sample a lot more manhua without having to buy everything.
It was about $2 to borrow 7 books for five days; not up to par with a public library, clearly, but still not bad, especially as I don't know how the state of Taiwan's public libraries are. I also suspect that they don't shelve as much manga as the rental stores. I am hoping that the manga rental store will have out-of-print titles as well, though I'm still looking for a copy of Yazawa Ai's Last Quarter so I can reread it and take it home.
A friend of my mom also lent me some kdramas, one of which is the Gong Yoo teacher drama. Aiiiieeeee! Maybe I will watch one episode to give it a fair chance and then quickly return it. The others are Miss Mermaid and Queen of the Game, neither of which I have heard of. I query my FL for help! Also also, I keep seeing box sets of Dal Ja's Spring and Coffee Prince here for about $40, and I want them SO MUCH! I have only been refraining because they only have Chinese subtitles, and that will put a damper on my plan to sic them on as many people as possible.
Mmmm, first tuna pizza of the year.
Possibly Taiwan's version of Jesus Christ Superstar?
Sesame baozi that we made! Well, that we watched the teacher make, dough and insides wise. But we made the bao!
The baozi, risen and ready for the steamer.
Cooked baozi. The teacher said the insides ended up being too dry because she didn't add enough lard.
Hunan tofu, fish head stew, and pork and bamboo.
Onion ribs, cold tofu, and fish with bamboo and a picked vegetable (xue cai).
Giant banyan tree. I used to play with them all the time in school, since they grew around the volleyball and basketball courts.
Avocado, tuna and roe spread with toasted bread. Very tasty, although I wanted more chunks of avocado.
Sashimi, whoo!
Grilled pork bits. This was tasty as well, but I didn't eat as much because of the mayo.
Grilled salmon jaw! I wanted it slightly saltier on top and with even more lemon, but that is because I like my fish jaw puckeringly sour and salty and then oily and soft underneath.
Beef tataki salad.
Spider crab rolls!
This very tasty mochi thing in a brown sugar syrup. Brown sugar seems to be very popular here, but I'm not complaining, as I like it better anyway.
OMG this was so good! Black sesame panna cotta with corn flakes on top. Do people put corn flakes on panna cotta in the US, or is that an Asian thing? Anyway, it is an excellent thing that contrasts perfectly with the creaminess, and there was a bit of grittiness of the sesame and the smell of the sesame mixed with the creamy panna cotta. OMG so good.
Watermelon!
Mmmmm, pretty mangoes.
And lichis! We had some last night, but because I don't know how to pick good ones yet, they were a little watery.
It was about $2 to borrow 7 books for five days; not up to par with a public library, clearly, but still not bad, especially as I don't know how the state of Taiwan's public libraries are. I also suspect that they don't shelve as much manga as the rental stores. I am hoping that the manga rental store will have out-of-print titles as well, though I'm still looking for a copy of Yazawa Ai's Last Quarter so I can reread it and take it home.
A friend of my mom also lent me some kdramas, one of which is the Gong Yoo teacher drama. Aiiiieeeee! Maybe I will watch one episode to give it a fair chance and then quickly return it. The others are Miss Mermaid and Queen of the Game, neither of which I have heard of. I query my FL for help! Also also, I keep seeing box sets of Dal Ja's Spring and Coffee Prince here for about $40, and I want them SO MUCH! I have only been refraining because they only have Chinese subtitles, and that will put a damper on my plan to sic them on as many people as possible.
Mmmm, first tuna pizza of the year.
Possibly Taiwan's version of Jesus Christ Superstar?
Sesame baozi that we made! Well, that we watched the teacher make, dough and insides wise. But we made the bao!
The baozi, risen and ready for the steamer.
Cooked baozi. The teacher said the insides ended up being too dry because she didn't add enough lard.
Hunan tofu, fish head stew, and pork and bamboo.
Onion ribs, cold tofu, and fish with bamboo and a picked vegetable (xue cai).
Giant banyan tree. I used to play with them all the time in school, since they grew around the volleyball and basketball courts.
Avocado, tuna and roe spread with toasted bread. Very tasty, although I wanted more chunks of avocado.
Sashimi, whoo!
Grilled pork bits. This was tasty as well, but I didn't eat as much because of the mayo.
Grilled salmon jaw! I wanted it slightly saltier on top and with even more lemon, but that is because I like my fish jaw puckeringly sour and salty and then oily and soft underneath.
Beef tataki salad.
Spider crab rolls!
This very tasty mochi thing in a brown sugar syrup. Brown sugar seems to be very popular here, but I'm not complaining, as I like it better anyway.
OMG this was so good! Black sesame panna cotta with corn flakes on top. Do people put corn flakes on panna cotta in the US, or is that an Asian thing? Anyway, it is an excellent thing that contrasts perfectly with the creaminess, and there was a bit of grittiness of the sesame and the smell of the sesame mixed with the creamy panna cotta. OMG so good.
Watermelon!
Mmmmm, pretty mangoes.
And lichis! We had some last night, but because I don't know how to pick good ones yet, they were a little watery.
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Please be sending me all of that food.
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I think corn flakes as a dessert topping is an Asian thing, as I've only ever encountered it here in Asian restuarants. Though I think in the midwest they're used like panko.
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I loooove the corn flakes thing now! I had some today under green tea ice cream, and the crunchiness is perfect.
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*goes off to make herself a snack*
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That tears it. I was re-thinking my commitment to Taiwan because the school there is giving me a wee bit trouble; but no. I must persevere for an abundance of brown sugar.
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I still am not sure how I managed to spend eight years here, since I cannot stand the humidity AT ALL.
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I have no car and any watermelon I get will have to be carried up te giant hill I chose to live on for some stupid reason.
I'm considering the Gong Yoo teacher drama, I've heard that it's pretty good. I haven't heard of the other two, so I have no advice to give there.
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Oooo, if you watch the Gong Yoo teacher drama before me, let me know what you think?
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Still, I've never seen those watermelons from your picture except for my grandma's house in Damascus.
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