Peking Duck
Peking duck has been in China since the 1330′s and is a national dish of China. It is a specialty of the Bejing region. The ducks are bred just for this meal so not just any duck that can become a peking duck. The restaurant we went to was quite a ways from the hospital and it was good to see a new part of the city, it wass very modern and classy. We saw the art district - I would love to go walk the streets, maybe if Nate feels good on Sunday we will go there. We began our dinner by choosing the duck which are hung and glazed before they are cooked in the open fire. We then picked some dishes to accompany it, I am posting pictures of some of the dishes that we did not choose. The duck is sliced thin and served with rice pancakes (tortilla’s) spring onions and hoisen sauce then you roll small burritos. We had shrimp, beans, corn, and eggplant with pork. Fresh corn juice is also a specialty of the restaurant. I have never heard of this but we should try it in Nebraska we certainly have lots of corn! We were stuffed and it was a great evening with new friends.
Today has been uneventful with no headache. Our friends from Hungary left this afternoon and there are new patients coming from America on Saturday so I am anxious to see where they are from. Also some people from Ireland will be here, the world is just coming to us isn’t it? But we are leaving soon too. Max has asked us if we would stay a night in Bejing before we leave on Wednesday, we are excited for that experience-our last hoorah! We told him we want a 5 star hotel…we’ll see what we get. 
Love, Nan & Nate
5 comments June 25th, 2009
