Blue Ginger

Aaron took us to Ming Tsai’s restraunt and it was awesome!

I only took pics of the appetizers ans desserts on my iPhone, so I’ll update soon 🙂

 

Islam Food (Hong Kong)

Took a stroll around my childhood neighborhood in search of this…

a little hole-in-the-wall place owned by the Hui (Chinese Muslim) people.

Pan Fried Beef Dumplings – just as tasty as I remembered…

Juicy deliciousness…

Beef with Scallions

Curry Samosas

 

Jestine’s Kitchen (Charleston, SC)

Took a day trip to Charleston from Columbia, South Carolina today and had an awesome time. Had lunch at Jestine’s Kitchen and the soul food was fantastic!

Appetizer – Fried Green Tomatoes

What’s soul food without Friend Chicken and Fried Okra?

Pecan Whiting with Cabbage and fresh Cole Slaw

Sunday Pot Roast with homemade Potato Salad and Collard Greens!

Lemon Custard Pie

Coca Cola Cake! (melt-in-your-mouth good)

 

Kuma’s Corner (Chicago, IL)

so a friend told me to try this place out for burgers.  and it was delish!  d had the kuma burger (10 oz. burger with an egg on top) and their home made chips, which he loved.  i had the neurosis (10 oz burger with 2 cheeses, sauteed mushrooms and onions) and waffle fries.  the burger was too big for me 🙂

d’s verdict: “one of the best burgers i’ve ever had”

damian’s burger

my burger 🙂

it was a lil overboard with the heavy metal music, but if you can stand the noise, it’s so worth it!

 

An afternoon snack

notice the nails...

 

Greentea Sushi (Chicago, IL)

We don’t get a lot of good sushi in Champaign, so our friends brought us to this place in Chicago.  It was pretty cheap AND super yammy-both things that u can’t get in C-U.

Greentea

we sat at the sushi bar and it was fun watching the chef make everything 🙂

this one was hidden and we saw someone else get it…crunchy roll

we were full by this one, but it had a TON of fish in it! pretty!

that’s mine with the cream cheese. yum!

catepillar, rawr! (or maybe it was supposed to be a dragon)

fatty tuna that wasn’t fatty enough for my hubby. we went to this other place and it looked like raw pork!

 

Bizzare Foods

Debbie thinks we should start this blog by posting some of the most bizzare things I’ve ever eaten. So here it goes…

Star fish (Beijing)

Stinky Tofu (Taipei)

Bao Du – aka boiled lamb tripe (Beijing)

Crispy Duck Head (Beijing)

Sheep heads (Western China)