Besides working with great people one of the fun things about my job here in Hong Kong is the occasional dinners. It's at these dinners that Cassie has really been submerged into the culture. She has tried whole oysters, fish skin, sushi, cow stomach and even cow tongue. (Don't worry. She has been very conservative since pregnancy.) Tonight was Shanghai cuisine.... We both love Chinese food, and Shanghai knows how to do it. As a missionary in Hong Kong I was trained in the technique of eating a whole fish that had been steamed, deep fried, or dried and seasoned. Eating a whole fish is somewhat of an art, and if you know how to handle the little Flounder you can find the best meat. Take a look at the first picture. Anything missing? Well obviously all the meat is gone, but did you see his EYE! No you didn't, because in picture two I am holding it in my chopstick which is prepared to enter my mouth. (Note to readers: you can only suck the juice off the eye. The rest is hard like a marble.) mmmm, Tasty. You also might notice, referring back to picture one that the tail is missing. That's because Koon, picture three, is feasting on the fancy fin. (Koon owns the center where I work. Great guy.) So from head to tail this fish was fantastic! (Cassie was sad, because she didn't get to eat any. Mercury in fish, yadda yadda...Doctor's orders.) Needless to say we had a great time. Keep it fresh!
Besides working with great people one of the fun things about my job here in Hong Kong is the occasional dinners. It's at these dinners that Cassie has really been submerged into the culture. She has tried whole oysters, fish skin, sushi, cow stomach and even cow tongue. (Don't worry. She has been very conservative since pregnancy.) Tonight was Shanghai cuisine.... We both love Chinese food, and Shanghai knows how to do it. As a missionary in Hong Kong I was trained in the technique of eating a whole fish that had been steamed, deep fried, or dried and seasoned. Eating a whole fish is somewhat of an art, and if you know how to handle the little Flounder you can find the best meat. Take a look at the first picture. Anything missing? Well obviously all the meat is gone, but did you see his EYE! No you didn't, because in picture two I am holding it in my chopstick which is prepared to enter my mouth. (Note to readers: you can only suck the juice off the eye. The rest is hard like a marble.) mmmm, Tasty. You also might notice, referring back to picture one that the tail is missing. That's because Koon, picture three, is feasting on the fancy fin. (Koon owns the center where I work. Great guy.) So from head to tail this fish was fantastic! (Cassie was sad, because she didn't get to eat any. Mercury in fish, yadda yadda...Doctor's orders.) Needless to say we had a great time. Keep it fresh!
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Oh you guys are so lucky to be able to have that kind of food. It is sooo good!
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