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Food, a necessity of life. Before I moved here eight months ago,  I was a bit fearful about what I would be eating in China. Would I be able to have my precious toast and cereal, would I be able to eat fries, donuts, chips, chez its. I was also concerned I would only find Chinese food at every place, in little hole in the wall places. No more salads, no more fresh fruit. I would have to eat canned everything. Those were my thoughts..

Now let's step into reality. Fact I have lost about ten pounds since living here. Thats not to say that my precious food that I loved back home is not here, it is. Its just overpriced and honestly not that good. I can buy six pieces of bread and it costs roughly 1.25. Not to mention, the bread doesn't taste like home made delicious bread. It just is blah. There are no chez its here or donuts really. (They have fake donuts but they aren't dunkin donuts). There are plenty of chips here but odd flavors. Cheesy lobster, chicken wing, tomato, cucumber, seaweed, and hot fish soup.

I do not eat the same as I ate home. I have had to change my eating habits. Instead of eating cereal for breakfast (a normal sized box of cereal cost about  7 dollars) I eat oatmeal. I only buy toast for myself as a treat. I find myself cooking at home frequently just so I can eat home cooked American food. There are plenty of restaurants here that offer Western food. But I still haven't found a decent burger, fries are a bit sketchy cause they don't change the oil here. They will use the same oil for days and let it sit out over night. (Really gross).  Pizza is ok, but not great. I also have had some decent pancakes but aside from that it just isn't great. I rather cook western food at home.


The international food such as Korean, Thai and Japanese food is really good. I also enjoy eating dumplings. I am not a huge fan of rice (which is bad considering I live here) so I don't enjoy eating rice dishes. I've had some decent eggplant and chinese vegetables. I also enjoy duck. The beef and pork dishes have limited amounts of meat it them. I find if I get a dish it has a few shreds of beef or pork in it. They love garlic and put it in everything!

Korean food, very delicious!

 Bowsa, steamed buns filled with pork and some kind of liquid.

Dumplings are one of my favorite foods!                                                   
















Now I still eat fresh vegetables and fruit here.  I wash everything carefully and then dry it. And honestly the little bit of water used to  clean it doesn't bother me. I do buy the vegetables that are grown organically not the ones that are piled into heaps in bins at the store. I refuse to buy dirt covered potatoes.

Eating here is quite an adventure. I have had to adapt but I certainly have not gone to bed hungry!