Squeezed in between classes about composting and Chinese medicine, we made a basic fresh cheese, followed by two simple dishes of beets and kabocha squash
Why I’m not on TV
I promise that I wasn’t trying to be ridiculous.
Cattle market day
This week I visited two separate markets. the first set of pictures is from Shebaitu, which is about 50km north of Tongliao, and the second is from Kailu, which is about 100k to the southwest. Shebaitu Kailu The markets themselves were both pretty similar. Start in the afternoon (1:00 or 1:30), and trade until the…
Tongliao! The biggest cattle market in China
The Shebotu market is still about half the size it will be at its peak later in the summer
Product review–Wasabi flavored Oreos
Oh for the love of God…
Hangzhou Food and Beverage Innovation Forum (食品饮料创新论坛)
Forget the Shanghai Auto Show. The real fun was in Hangzhou.
FDDI talk: China’s dairy industry (海外访问学者谈中国的乳业)
Short Q&A video produced by the Fudan Development Institute. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/O_lXJjOkW54Rjoqt8kN1nQ
Sour bamboo shoots and crispy pork belly
Lao style means pickled, and these were hot, sour and very aromatic.
Kale pesto pizza
Finally, we answer the age-old question of whether you can make a tasty pizza out of lawn trimmings
New article: A commodity chain approach to China’s beef trade, 1732–1931 (read free online)
New in the Journal of Global History, Volume 14, Issue 1 Many roads from pasture to plate: a commodity chain approach to China’s beef trade, 1732–1931 The advent of refrigerated transport made fresh beef a global commodity, linking South American and Australian producers to hungry consumers in Europe and North America. With vast supplies of…
