April 13th, 2009
Inspire me!
In about a week, I’m taking off for a land I’ve never before visited. My husband goes rather frequently for work and has thoroughly enjoyed his jaunts to China in the last few years. He is again going for work and insists that I will love this place too.
After some hesitation over it, I arrived at some ways in which I could use this trip as ‘work’ for me. Before his work begins, we will be traveling to Hong Kong to experience this ‘foodie’ paradise everyone speaks of. Then because I can’t resist the experience, we will be going to the Canton Fair, one of the larger housewares shows in the world.
I am not a big fan of the Chinese import stuff, though we do sell some, I’m actually going to experience this show as just that, an experience. To know what’s out there, how it’s done – because I’m in no position to start buying containers of stuff! I’ve been there, done that on someone else’s dime!
Further, I’m going to a cooking school while there and learning some Asian cooking techniques. Apparently this ’school’ is in a home and taught by a well respected expert in Hutong cuisine. I can’t wait. We’ll be going to a market with her and then learning techniques, cooking food and the best part? Eating it!
Tonight I took a peek at one of the blogs I love to read and it talked about a cookbook we sell entitled the Asian Grill. I’m pretty excited to start cooking out of it when I come home from China.
Watch my blog over the next couple of weeks, I’m going to keep you posted from China on store happenings AND China!!
