chinese eats

Beijing:
1-2. Snickers at the Palace Museum (Forbidden City).
3. Milk tea at a stand across the street from Lama Temple.
4. Amazing dinner not far from the Wiegongcun subway stop (Line 4), at this restaurant, starring the best Chinese cabbage I've ever tasted.
5. Dessert and fantastic jasmine tea at Lao She Teahouse, which we visited for free thanks to a friend of Conor's.
6. Fried scorpions at the Wanfujing Night Market (tourist central, but briefly entertaining).


Xi'an:
7. McDonald's plain cheeseburger. Before you mock me, note two things: 1) We were the only white people in every single fast food restaurant we went to (which also included KFC and Burger King), and Conor always ordered in Chinese ("It's not cheating if you still have to speak Mandarin to get your burger," he said.); and 2) The way they flavor the meat at McDonald's in China is different and AMAZING.
8. Noodle shop dinner (spicy and delicious!).
9. Hot pot, wonderful hot pot.


Tianjin:
10. Dumplings in a mall near Dabeijyuan Temple.
11-12. Chinese crullers, hard-boiled egg, and "warm food" (for dipping the crullers in) at the Muslim restaurant immediately to the left upon entering Zhong Shan Food Court.
13-14. Manto (steamed bread) at the end of Zhong Shan Food Court (near Zhong Shan Park). We waited absolutely ages for these, and lo, they were tasty.