Still in Baokang
It’s still raining, so we haven’t really been up and about much. This morning, I was truly cold… I haven’t felt naturally cold in months. Yesterday we hung out at Second Sister’s house most of the day. She cooked lunch and dinner for everybody, giving Ma and First Sister a break. Their complex, at the People’s Bank of China, has a basketball court and we shot hops for a couple of hours. Ba gave me a schooling in Chinese Chess. I can still beat my two nephews, but I’m hopeless against anyone older than 16.
The food here has been great as always. It is very hearty, salty and oily, with strong flavors that I am not quite used to. There are also some strange vegetables that I have not seen anywhere else. One is a purple half cabbage half onion that is about the size of a head of garlic. It tastes like, well, a vegetable. Vegetables here are really fresh, really good. They aren’t big and pretty like the ones we buy in the market in Guangzhou, but they look much more real. They have bad spots, they are smaller and twisted. They look like they were grown in the real world.
We put together a movie from the footage we took while in Baokang. If you don’t know the people, it might be kinda boring, and if you’re hungry, well don’t watch. Itis a homage to the food and my Baokang family.
http://desandies.com/baokang.mov
Enjoy.