Last week, we also had (another) cooking class - this time from Lily (Rice Lady). Having served me lunch or dinner on an almost daily basis during the two semesters I've been at HuangKeDa, she's concerned that I won't be able to get decent Chinese food when I come back to the UK, specifically Kung Pao chicken. We've looked into her sending daily tupperwares for my lunch but Lily doesn't think the rice will keep, and of course it can't be reheated.
I say 'of course' like I would know these things, but I do know since my many cooking classes with students and now also with Lily, who showed us how to make the best Kung Pao chicken in China (this is a verifiable fact, by the way; I've tried it elsewhere and it just doesn't match up). See pictures of me frying chicken, cucumber, carrot and peanuts like an absolute pro.
I think there's an amusing Chinese joke to be made here - I'm wearing a Superman tshirt, the Chinese for which is "chao ren", literally 'super' and 'man'. I'm also frying, the Chinese for which is also pronounced "chao". You see? Chao ren while wearing Chao ren? Brilliant! Comic genius! Except chao is pronounced with a different tone so nobody Chinese will accept it.
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