Peking Duck
June 25th, 2009
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
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1. nancy | June 25th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Wow! It does look like a classy joint! Nice. What are those little things in the middle……..look like dwarfed-tentacled squids!
Have fun in Bejing………I have a wood cut print in the art museum there…….probably tucked way back in the archives.It was chosen for a women’s show many many years ago.
So glad Nate isfeeeling a bit better. Hope you can have some fun now before you leave. Yay!! Isn’t it nice to be talking at last about actually coming home!!!!
2. Scott and Kathy Broers | June 25th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Nan and Nate:
The peking duck meal sounds soooo good. They sure “plate” the food with such perfection. You have had quite the variety. How exciting to have experienced the cuisine. May have to start a gourmet club and try re-producing some of these dishes. Corn juice, too! Send our love from GI!
3. Jill Teater | June 26th, 2009 at 12:05 am
I am so glad you are able to enjoy yourselves a little bit more. Hopefully the headaches won’t come back since the treatments are over.
Today is another day of getting ready for Lake Powell. Our numbers just keep growing, but I keep telling myself I can handle it.
Have a good day. P.S. I’m not sure I would want to drink corn juice.
4. Chuck and Jean | June 27th, 2009 at 5:25 am
Dears, You sure have had some interesting meals – we had a Peking duck dinner many years ago in Steamboat, but I suspect it wasn’t the real thing as yours was! Nate’s progress sounds very positive and we are so glad you will be returning home soon!! We send much love, Jean and Chuck
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