Food so far...

FOOD

Here is some of the food that we have seen or had so far.  I have taken a lot food pics, I guess we like to eat???  I will post more later but here are a few, hope you enjoy as much as we have.  

These are a couple of street food vendors near a place Hattie and I went called Furniture City in Shunde.  (pics of Furniture City to come later).  We did buy a futon couch in this shopping area in case we have visitors we will kick the kids to the new couch.   This women was selling corn, coconuts and peanuts.  If you look closely she is using a very old measurement tool for weighing the peanuts.

One of Hattie's favorite foods is corn and it was delicious and only $0.50

These were chestnuts actually roasting over an open fire on the back of her bike.  They were also fantastic and smelled so delicious it makes my mouth water.  They were already cracking open, you just peeled them and popped them in your mouth.  They were soft and meaty tasting.

This was another street food vendor selling apples and cherries outside IKEA in Guangzhou, of course I couldn't pass up cherries.  They were also very good.  

These pics are a little dark, but this is a market about a mile from our apartment.  It is outside the garden gates.  There was pretty much any cut or kind of meat you can imagine and also vendor after vendor selling vegetables.  We bought potatoes and carrots.  Then we had delicious mashed potatoes and cooked carrots for supper :)  Also keep in mind once in a while a scooter or cycle would just zoom up an aisle.  We were there late in the day, but early on a Saturday it is packed. 

Banana Tree and Mango Tree

These are some fruit trees we pass on a small farm outside our gated community on the way to the market.  The plot of land is quite small but packed with vegetation.

This was the fruit we were given from school as a mid-autumn festival gift.  The one on the right is a large cantaloupe and they are very juicy and tasty.  The ones on the left are called Pomelos and are like a giant grapefruit, only not as juicy.

This is the inside of a mooncake.  The mid-autumn festival is occurring this week and we were given these as a gift from our school, also.   We went to a dinner with school staff and they all agree they are not very good.  They have gained a reputation much like a fruitcake.  Everyone gives them away but no one admitted to eating them.  None of us cared for it either.  This one has an egg in the middle representing the harvest moon.  Some have fruit and nuts inside.

This is a Muslim noodle shop we have frequented, it is delicious and the chef makes his own noodles from scratch.  It is like getting a show and dinner all at the same time

Here are Luke, Mason and Gabe in the lunchroom and a few of their classmates, they go to soccer (football) practice first and then head to supper.  Their school lunch consists of rice, meat and vegetables. 

Everyday for lunch my kindergartners eat a pot of noodle soup.  First they eat a bowl of rice and some meat and vegetable combination.  When they are finished they fill their bowls with this noodle soup and it also serves as their drink/liquid for the meal.  It also cleans out their bowl and we rarely have any garbage after lunch.  

This was a dinner celebration for National Teacher Day.  It was held at a restaurant, at a resort, connected to the school.  It sat about 700 people and these are just some of the 20+ dishes that were brought to our table.  Also the man near the Coke bottle is Eric.  He is the kids math teacher.  This is his 5th year here and he is from the Philippines.  His wife Ivy is in the left of the picture and teachers kindergarten in my department.  

Last but not least, the what you don't usually see at home pic for this post...sorry if it offends anyone, but it is amazing that they wear this stuff.  This isn't even the worst shirt I have seen or heard of.  We did tell his teacher that he should not be wearing that shirt, but this was the second day I saw him in it.  He is cute though isn't he :)