A friend used the term “Chindian” on his Facebook post which I thought was pretty cool [he is half Indian with a Chinese American wife]… It turns out that there is even a Chindian restaurant the in the Twin Cities – Chindian Cafe. Also vegetarian friendly – super!
Curious about Okra
July 26, 2009 at 11:48 am (Favorites)
Tags: okra
Had okra for dinner today and my roommate was asking me what it was and what’s it called in Chinese, etc.
Introduced by a friend a while back, I started enjoy making quick stir-fried okra slices with chopped fresh garlic – yummy in the tummy! But I always forget to check out the Chinese name for it … wanted to give a good answer … I looked it up. So it is actually called 黄秋葵…It doesn’t seem very common to see okra in supermarkets in China, but can definitely be found in the Asian supermarkets in LA.
Some people are crazy all about okra…It is for sure one of my healthy favorites 
Pure Lotus
July 26, 2009 at 11:30 am (Favorites)
Pictures from a very elegantly decorated and served vegetarian restaurant in Beijing: Pure Lotus (净心莲)
Outside
sacred and exotic inside
the first dish was "huge"
Veggie salmon and asparagus
Veggie Peking duck
