there are dumplings on the horizon...

2.16.2012

the return to steam buns


after all kinds of overland travel through Thailand and Laos, our return to China via the golden triangle yielded us a welcomed and trusty culinary tradition: STEAM BUNS!!!



southern Yunnan province's rolling hills were covered with 1 crop: rubber trees. no acre goes unused


it was citrus season in southern China, and we got to eat some of the freshest of our lives (aka it wasn't shipped halfway around the world before we ate it).

mini rooster!! (note his size in comparison with a milk crate)



 a fried noodle/rice stand at the corner of the market: Yunnan's version is a little spicier than most in China



a delicious, heaping bowl of donkey noodle soup, catching the afternoon rays



neal's sunflower seed heaven... in brown!



a visit to the park on a Saturday in Kunming means dozens and dozens of performances: people come equipped with their own back-pack PA systems and a handful of string players - every ten yards you find a new performer competing for the crowd.



theatre, too!



 a smaller ensemble



in a different city park, it's mahjong day



how many kinds of tofu do you count?



Kunming's own streetside denture artisan



spicy fishies



it takes MSG to please me

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