Tag Archives: Food

Dim Sum

Posted on December 14, 2016 by The Pearl

Apart from sightseeing, writing and quilting one of the things that has kept me off the streets of Shanghai has been my cookery lessons at The Chinese Cooking Workshop.  Just after we arrived I reported to you my first Dim … Continue reading →

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Prunus Mume

Posted on December 8, 2016 by The Pearl

As I write this in the first week of December, the temperature in Shanghai is in the mid teens.  Having just got back from a three week trip to the England and Scotland this is warm, yet the locals are … Continue reading →

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Gubei’s Pyongyang Restaurant

Posted on November 2, 2016 by The Pearl

 As I think I have mentioned before we live in a predominantly Japanese/ Taiwanese/Korean area of Shanghai, with our own Japanese Department Store, Takashimaya, above our metro station and with a number of smaller shops and restaurants in the area … Continue reading →

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Inner Mongolian Restaurant: Xi Bei You Mian Cun – Xi Bei Oat Noodle Village

Posted on February 18, 2016 by The Pearl

Richard was the first to go to the Inner Mongolian Restaurant, taken there by his Chinese boss who hails from that northerly province of China that hugs the northern desert country of Outer Mongolia.  We went with Kirsty, Richard’s Scottish development … Continue reading →

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Burn’s Night At Mr Harry’s

Posted on February 6, 2016 by The Pearl

Mr Harry’s is a strange place.  On the West Nanjing Road, more or less on top of Marks and Spencer’s is a British Restaurant.  It is decorated with Union Jacks and knick-knacks you might find in a charity shop back home.  There … Continue reading →

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The Brits Abroad Christmas Party

Posted on December 24, 2015 by The Pearl

The Brits Abroad here in Shanghai have built themselves quite a reputation for having a fun time and their Brits Famous Christmas Party in the first week of December at the Four Seasons Hotel in Puxi was no exception.  I … Continue reading →

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Christmas Dinner at Work

Posted on December 24, 2015 by The Pearl

Last Thursday, Richard’s Development Manager, Kirsty, and her team, with the help of Richard made a British Christmas Dinner for all those in his office in Putuo, Shanghai.  Kirsty had gone to a lot of trouble to make as an … Continue reading →

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Our Local Korean Restaurant

Posted on June 29, 2015 by The Pearl

I must pass this restaurant 4 or 5 times a week on my way to the shops.  Carrefour and the little Japanese corner shop with imported frozen meat both lie beyond its front door.  It is not alone. There are several … Continue reading →

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The Weather Makes Life Topsy-Turvy

Posted on June 28, 2015 by The Pearl

It’s been a funny old week.  The temperature and the humidity have shot up.  On Tuesday Richard texted me on his way to work saying that “It is brutally humid.  Don’t try to be too ambitious today.” On Friday the … Continue reading →

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Brits Abroad and Ascot Ladies’ Day

Posted on June 20, 2015 by The Pearl

A couple of weekends ago we were invited to go along with friends that Richard met through work (I had first met them at The Liquid Laundry back in February) to the Brits Abroad Quiz Night at the The Park … Continue reading →

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