FB4 MoonChiu 潮式早茶

在香港喝一次潮式早茶，店子叫满朝。在黄埔花园，我们住的附近。

Chaozhou style dimsum at Moon Chiu in Whampoa Garden, Hunghom Bay, Hong Kong.



点心都和广式相似，大概是改良的吧。不过开桌和买单的时候都上了功夫茶，算是特色。
This restaurant is actually not that different from your everyday Cantonese style. They did serve two courses of Kongfu Tea at the beginning and the end of the Dimsum, so to make up for the specialties.



绿豆水晶包 糯米饭团
Mung bean buns
Steamed glutenous rice buns



每样点心反而上来两碟沾酱的，好玩。

传统的烧麦，春卷
Traditional Siumai, spring roll

本来潮式嘛，应该叫粥，可是想起来的时候已经撑得不行了，只好作罢。
Chaozhou style normally calls for congee but we were too full to complete the course!

FB3 More tea drinking and meals at home

在两个倒时差和睡在床缝里的不眠之夜后，终于回来了。

Finally, after three cities and two sleepless jet-lag nights in transit, we landed in Guilin .



朋友说回来的这么不是时候，早两天空气里还弥漫着浓的不能再浓的桂花香味，而今年的暖秋让满街的银杏叶还是欲黄还青，欣赏不到黄叶的美景！

Friends felt sorry for us: we missed the sweet osmanthus scent in the air -- if only we were here the week before; and because of the warm autumn we are having here, the ginkgo leaves are still green so we miss the sight of golden ginkgo leaves too!

只好说人生总是充满遗憾，这样可以永远计划下一次。

Oh, it's always next time. Or is it?

在家里每天乖的不可想象地吃妈妈饭（爸爸饭），只抽闲出去喝过一次龙井，在解放桥边能看到七星公园的七星的左岸咖啡店和过两次蓝山咖啡和花旗参茶。左岸的炸香蕉也很好吃！热热的端上来，甜甜的糯糯的，暖胃。

Then we ate at home every night, trying to be very nice children. Only once we went out at night for some Longjing and old friend catching up. We did, somehow through all the mad rush, managed to visit the Left Bank cafe, where the bridge and the seven star park could be enjoyed through the windows, three times. Their deep fried banana is a treat: searved fresh out of the pan, hot and sweet, perfect for longly hearts.

房子我回来了 Hi house I am back

记得小时候看一部好象是日本电影，里面独居的男主人公出远门回家，对着空空的房子说，房子我回来啦！妈妈还说这些外国人真奇怪，和房子说什么话呢？不过现在我出趟门回来也会说房子我回来了！看见窗外落得一地的红叶，空气里湿漉漉的，一片萧杀的气氛，厨房窗台上的一小盒青菜苗竟然自顾自活得好好的，人说物随主人形，很让我惊喜，呵呵。

I remember when I was little we were watching this Japanese movie and the guy was greeting his flat after arriving back from a long trip. Mum couldn't understand why this guy was talking to a lifeless object like a house. Now look at me, I am doing the same thing, greeting our house after trips. Everthing seemed so cold and wintery compared to the warm weather we had whilst away so I was even more surprised and pleased that the veg tray on the kitchen sill is still going strong after a week or so us being not around!

FB纪实2 邮电大厦早茶 China Cuisine Tour Nov 06 DimSum

坐下来一杯茶，一天最好的时光就这样开始。

Sit down and have a cup of tea -- best way to start a nice day.


蒸肠粉，虾肠牛肠素肠粉，都那么好吃。

YumCha -- Tea doesn't really mean tea only, of course you know that. It involves dim sum, all sorts of them.


Steamed rice noodle rolls, with pawn or beef or vegitarian, all delicious and my favourtie.

还有艇仔粥，多种原材料慢火熬成，此地独有，风味独特。图片不见了，只好在众生相中找寻。

Boatman's congee, meal of its own, lots of goodies and yet perfectly balanced and calming.

梧州龟灵膏，下下四处奔波劳累的火气。


榴莲糕，外脆里香，回味绵长。现在还在想着！
Durian cake, crisp layers outside, rich durian inside, dream match!

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很久没吃正宗的火辣辣的。。。
Red, hot, delicious Sichuan cuisine


酸菜鱼：
Hot-pot Fish & Pickle Stew
猫的正餐。好过瘾啊，喵呜~~
Dinner for kittens
D.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s..


宫保鸡丁(无图)：
GongBao Chicken - the original version
经常在这里吃些假冒的

麻婆豆腐：MaPo Tofu
每次都点但很少吃到满意的



干煸四季豆：
Dry-fry Hot French Beans
十年前去九寨沟一路每天吃留下的念想

Weekend Gardener

A brand new long border. Lots of humus soil, I am looking forward to the next summer already.
出发前扩挖的长花圃。土质很好，明年春天应该生机勃勃吧。

玉米和青菜

种上了墙花（很奇怪为什么叫墙花）