Food and drink
Jin Jun Mei – Tea Trekker
Source: Jin Jun Mei – Tea Trekker
Read here about a very expensive tea which is grown in Fujian Province in China. I was given some of this special tea as a present on my recent visit to China.
Tea house basic words and phrases
Café dialogue
Food
There are some extra words in here which you don’t need for YCT 2, but it is fun to know how to say ‘sweets’ and ‘chocolate’!
Drink
Chinese New Year Foods
In Sichuan, Spice Is Life – Video – NYTimes.com
A spicy debate is taking place on the future of Sichuan cuisine.
A Guide to the Barbarian Vegetables of China – Lucky Peach
The vegetables in Chinese cuisine are forever branded as Western interlopers. Here’s how they got there.
Source: A Guide to the Barbarian Vegetables of China – Lucky Peach