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Category Archives: blog
Ordering Beef and Getting Pork
So if there’s one GIANT systemic problem preventing China from becoming a fully industrialized first-world country, its the problems with food safety. If you haven’t done so already, check out the Al-Jazeera report on fake beef. Watched it? OK, good…Honestly, … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, china, exploding watermelons, food, food safety
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Ulysses S. Grant Wine — in China
It appears Barack Obama isn’t the only president having his image misappropriated by businesses in China. Profiteers have since decided being “all about the Benjamins” was too 1999. It’s now time to use a different person on American currency to represent … Continue reading
Overseas Beer Cache: M&S Staffordshire IPA
As I think I’ve mentioned before, China’s beer availability is miles ahead of Korea’s. So, when I see something new, I feel a distinct need to see if it will fill the void in my heart. This time I chose … Continue reading
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Tagged burton-on-trent, china, english ipa, india pale ale, m&s, marks and spencer, shanghai, staffordshire ipa
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Shanghai International Auto Show
As promised, I will post a few photos from the Shanghai Auto Show. The show, which ended on April 28, alternates between Shanghai and Beijing each year. Peter and I were given tickets to attend the first day the show … Continue reading
The job hunt….
Continues…. But it looks like people in the United States are having just as hard as a time. On the flip side of the coin, I’ll be marveling in the economic prowess of China by going to the Shanghai Auto … Continue reading
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Xinjiang Uighur Restaurant
So this weekend some friends and I went to get some Uighur food in Shanghai. For those who don’t know, Uighurs are Muslim Chinese who live in the Western province of Xinjiang. It’s one of the largest provinces of China … Continue reading
Low ABV Chinese Beer
I thought Korean beer was bad, but Chinese beer is at a whole other level for me. While the taste is not too far off from the likes of Cass and Hite in Korea, the percentage of alcohol appears to … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, china, homebrew, india pale ale, ipa, tsingtao
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