On July 9 the UO field work team in Beijing did intensive field work today in Jianguo – food, Red tourism, rose tea, and a hike up Miaofeng mountain to the Three Temples. Lunch provided a way to experience Jianguo’s goal to be tourist destination for experiencing local meals made from local products, both wild and cultivated. Lunch was hosted by Mr. Wong at the Host Household for Folklore Tours.
Following is what we were served.
We ate and drank from very simple paper cups, bowls, china plates, using the most rudimentary chopsticks.
Tea, beer, tomatoes with sugar, salted peanuts, elbow of pig, chicken, pork rib, tofu with moutain mushrooms, wild greens, fried river shrimp, a fish from the Yongding River,
rose pancake, egg pancake, fried roses (new recipe) and fried tree leaf (xiang chun tree),
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deer, fried flour (called gezhi after the sound it makes, and a wild vegetable filled pancake (referred to as revival food).
While we ate Mr. Wong talked to us about wine (1 glass sweet, 2 confident talk, 3 babble, 4 under the table), a drinking game involving ten descriptors, and chop sticks.