Back in Shanghai, which is rainy and cold. Sifting through four hundred-plus pictures is going to take a while, so for starters here are some snaps from my last meal in Shenyang, cooked by my friend O's mother. Dumplings (
jiaozi 饺子) are both regionally and seasonally appropriate during New Year, and these were as good as or better than those I'd had at two well-known
jiaozi restaurants
earlier in the week. The less appealing looking dessert at right was my doing: I'd noticed a flatbed truck selling what looked like potatoes gone to seed, only to be told they were frozen pears and delicious, so I got some. After a little time in the freezer, they were indeed delicious, like stewed dried fruit.
Lǎo bì le!
