On Friday night I went out with Jiaona to the Night Market, which is basically a jam-packed street with food vendor stalls, selling everything from spiced tofu, to meat on sticks. I of course had to get the scorpions on a stick. They didn't taste like much, mostly crunchy and fried, but we took lots of pictures. In China another specialty is candied grapes on a stick, basically fresh grapes dipped in sugar, very tasty. Then we finished it off with a coconut, basically they poke a giant hole in a coconut and give you a straw.
This brings me to the subject of food. When I first started out I swore I would never go to an American style restaurant because I only had two months to savor authentic Chinese food. I was good for the first month, but then I just really started missing American food. I was tired of eating rice and dumplings, I just wanted a sandwich. I think that it is only natural to miss the kinds of food you are used to. Now I have struck a balance. I mostly eat Chinese cuisine, dumplings, fried rice, mantou, noodles, etc., but I occasionally go to the nearby KFC or Subway and order the American food I've been missing.
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