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Oreo Milk Tea

November 12th, 2010 by Manda | 3 Comments | Filed in Food

I have a new favorite drink. As in, my favorite drink in the entire world. Will drink any place, anytime, preferably in mass amounts. That kind of favorite drink.

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From the moment I was introduced to Happy Lemon, a popular Shanghainese milk tea chain, I’ve been in love with their drinks. Blood orange black tea with aloe, hot cocoa with taro, milk tea with black sago pearls, lemon yakult green tea… everything I’ve had there has been wonderful. But the oreo milk tea? Oh my God. Drinking it was like having an orgasm in my mouth. No lie; it was that wonderful.

I mean, think about it. Milk tea and oreos separately are wonderful. But together? A combination made in heaven. It’s like liquid cookies and cream with a kick of milk tea! What’s not to love?

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Today’s Budget: 36RMB

November 7th, 2010 by Manda | 1 Comment | Filed in Food

I woke up this morning to find that, in some marvelous stroke of stupidity, I had left my wallet at my friend’s place last night. The simplest thing to do would be to either borrow money from my roommate today until I get my wallet back, or to head over to my friend’s place and retrieve it. However, my roommate is out of town for the weekend and my friend is out and about for the majority of today. I won’t be able to get my wallet back until at least the evening.

I have exactly 36RMB (equivalent of a little over 6USD) on hand, which is basically what I hadn’t spent last night on drinks and taxis. If I want to stretch 36RMB to my two meals today, these are the options I have:

  • Jiaozi (饺子) (6-7RMB)
  • Baozi (包子) (4RMB)
  • Jianbing (煎饼 ) (4RMB)
  • Bubble tea (6RMB – 12RMB)
  • Yogurt (4.50RMB) and a croissant (3.80RMB)

Not gonna lie, I was a little panicked when I realized that I didn’t have my wallet on hand, which has both cash and my ATM card. But now it seems totally feasible that 36RMB can feed me for a day. I just can’t eat anything super fancy… which, after last night, is more than fine with me. Oily, greasy Chinese food sounds wonderful right now!

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Indian Food

October 21st, 2010 by Manda | 5 Comments | Filed in Food, Question of the Week

Confession: up until four weeks ago, I’d never had Indian food before.

I know. For someone who prides herself on being as cultured and worldly as I do, this is unforgivable. I don’t exactly know why I’ve always been so averse to Indian food; I guess it can be blamed on some traumatizing childhood experiences where I encountered bad (by that, I mean poorly made and/or tasting) Indian food. Still, it was about time I finally caved and tried some.

My apartment in Beijing is near this really, really fantastic Indian restaurant. Indian food also happens to be my roommate’s favorite type of cuisine. When she discovered I’d never had Indian food before, she and my best friend decided to take me to the restaurant to try good, proper Indian food, whether I liked it or not. (I kid; I was very excited to go!)

And my God, it was delicious. It didn’t hurt that the restaurant is famous for top notch food, but I couldn’t believe that I had steadfastly avoided Indian food for so long when it tasted this good. I ordered chicken biryani and garlic naan and enjoyed every single bite.

I’ve been back at the restaurant since, always eager to appease new cravings for Indian food. However, I’ve run into a slight problem. I know nothing about Indian food, so I don’t know what new dishes to try out. I’ve read some descriptions of various dishes on the menu to try and get an idea of what I’d like to try, but I’m just so overwhelmed by the choices. Rice, curries, roti/naan, yogi diet… the different sections of the menu confuse me, let alone the contents!

Essentially, I’ve ordered the same thing every time I’ve gone back. While I still love chicken biryani and garlic naan, I want to try something new. Which is where you guys come in:

Question of the Week: Do you like Indian food? If so, what are some of your favorite Indian dishes?

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