Blah. Jordan is sick. I'm not, thank goodness, but I haven't been sleeping very well and his sickness isn't helping much.
I slept in today, and skipped my classes. It's not as if they take attendance, and we're still in review territory. You would just not believe how exhausting it is to not be able to actually communicate something to some one else. Ever. Even when some one does speak English, conversations can be little more than superficial. Ah, well.
So, for this Wednesday, please enjoy this Chinglish:
Jianmin. "the series high qualityfoodstuff were produced carefully.it is your firstchoice of present."
At present, I guess it is my first choice, mainly because it leads me to rather an interesting end note to a previous discussion. Jianmin is a brand of what is essentially just a very high-gluten flour they use to make cakes and that sort of thing. Gluten in Chinese is "mianjin" (面筋, lit. "bread muscle"). It's really chewy when cooked and a little spongy. One of the many ways in which is is prepared is skewered and grilled. Said skewers are spiral cut in order to allow them to cook more evenly, and then rolled in spices. The result is a spicy, chewy sort of cake. A cake, mind you, that doesn't contain ANY sheep's penis at all, and is sold by street vendors ALL over China.
Mianjin (面筋) 2. Roasted, rolled in spices, and delightfully sheep's penis-free.
Phew.
Hayden
that looks pretty interesting. is it sweet or savory?
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