Tianjin: A City of Glorious Food
February 27th, 2011 | Categories: Food, Travel | 5 CommentsGlorious food days are hard to come by in China. This is mainly because by now, at roughly six months into my year in Beijing, glorious food days have come to be defined as days that involve eating copious amounts of cheese. Obviously, these are hard to come by unless I want to fork over hundreds of RMB for small blocks of cheese. But my day of exploring Tianjin was a glorious food day beyond all glorious food days, largely in part due to visiting Little Italy.
Breakfast
- Two pork 包子 (steamed stuffed buns)
- White grape juice with aloe
Lunch
- Fried mozzarella on toast
- Gnocchi alla sorrentina1
Teatime
- Chocolate cream mochi
Dinner
- Korean barbecue (beef, pork, lamb, assorted veggies, etc)
Dessert
- Cheesecake ice cream with graham cracker crumbs and Heath bars2
Needless to say, I had an excellent day traipsing around Tianjin. While one full day is ample time to see the city, for the food alone, I would definitely consider going back again. And again. And again. And again…
- This was positively smothered in cheese. Not to mention the restaurant we went to gave us a dish of grated Parmesan in case we needed to add more cheese to our food. I have not seen a plate of grated Parmesan since leaving the States last August! [↩]
- This was from COLDSTONE! Something else I haven’t seen since leaving the States, although there are several Coldstone locations in China. [↩]
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Hi, I'm Manda. I'm a college student studying communications and languages. I like to read, shop, bake, and travel. I have a tendency to listen to my favorite songs on repeat for hours on end. Sometimes I catch myself thinking in a language other than English. 
I would die without cheese. And reading this entry means that after I write this comment I’m going to get up and appreciate some cheese that’s waiting for me in my fridge. Glad you got your cheese fix too!
YUM. I sort of have this horrible urge to go find cheese and eat it now.
Oh man! I just finished eating a few slices of cheese. I’m saving the rest for tomorrow.
Cheese is great! It’s too bad that dairy isn’t too prevalent in Asian cooking, because I’m sure that it can be integrated into Asian food in some neat ways.
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