We have a new TV, Thiele, who just flew in yesterday. We have been expecting her and actually get kind of worried when she still hasn't shown up. Turns out she flew to China before finding the correct way here. So glad she's arrived safely.
Today we start off the day by eating some traditional Chinese breakfast.
Chinese like soybean a lot. You can drink soy milk, which is a nutritious drink, especially before dairy milk was introduced from the West into the diet. Just like milk is made into cheese, the soy milk is made into tofu. If they make it very soft and young, it is like a pudding. In Northern China, it is usually eaten with soy sauce, salty peanuts, pepper and scallion with a savory flavor. In Taiwan they like it sweet with beans. In Hong Kong it's usually sweetened with ginger syrup. This one looks a bit dark because of the black bean in it.
Next is rice noodle roll, "cheung fun". It is made by rolling a sheet of rice pasta. Sometimes it's eaten plain, with just sauces. Like what we have now. With lots of sesame seeds, soy sauce, hot sauce and sesame sauce. Or you can add beef, shrimp, mushrooms, or other ingredients inside the roll.
At night we take Thiele to visit Mong Kok. Some of the streets are closed off on weekends and nights to make room for all the pedastrians.
We take her to the Woman's Street, which we have visited a few days ago. It is a street filled with street vendors selling everything from fake name brand handbags, clothes, toys and tourist souvenirs.
This one has some pretty Chinese dress.
There are also a lot of food stalls too. This one specializes in a snack called eggies.
This one has snacks like stuffed pepper, meatballs, sausages and other things on a stick like a kebab.
People line up on the street to buy snacks.
