2009 08-09 – Beijing
Keen to engage in Chinese culture in as many ways as possible, I was happy to find some cooking classes at
The Hutong. Sadly I was never involved in a tea party in their cute little tea room:
To prevent us novices from slowing down the show, plenty of preparation had been done for us,
but we still got make our own special blend:
Our finished dumplings and salad:
My not-too-bad (but far from pro) attempt at hand-pulled noodles:
Mmmm!
Three Cups Chicken! Don't ask me why it's called that, but it's Taiwanese and really tastey!
One of the friendly chefs teaching, Tina, has culinary expertise running in her family. Her father is a chef improving international relations with his diplomatic dishes at the American Embassy.
A couple of Sichuan dishes.
