Monday, December 7, 2009

Thanksgiving for reals

So, going out to Dico's was what we did on Thanksgiving day, but for our actual Thanksgiving celebration we all gathered together in our friends' city for a real Chinese feast. Introducing: Hot Pot. We had Hot Pot in Beijing the first meal we were here and I wasn't too sold on the idea, but this time it was much better (the sauce makes a world of difference). 

Basically, hot pot works by having your own little pot of boiling water (fueled by it's own small fire) and you put in whatever meats or veggies you want and wait for them to cook. Then you pull them out, dip them in some sauce and eat them. It's pretty fun, and kinda reminds me of doing racqulette

I think I would like it more if I could figure out how to pull sliced potatoes out of the bottom of the pot with chopsticks. 

We had a fun Thanksgiving. 

3 comments:

Olivia Carter said...

Oh HOT POT! I loved that stuff. I only had it once or twice but it was SO GOOD! One of my fav treats!

April Carter said...

Sounds like fondue also. Can't wait to try it. By the time you come home you will have mad chopstick skills.

Corina said...

i love reading this! i'm sad i didn't keep up with it as you wrote it. i didn't even realize who matt was with the beard!