Meat Feast

Last night I went to dinner with my students from the L'Oreal factory that I've been teaching at for a few weeks. We had catfish (served whole on a huge platter), turtle soup, spicy beef, beef with green peppers, lamb ribs, pork meatballs and pork dumplings . . . all in one meal. Quite the carnivorous spread. Turns out the dinner was being paid for by the company, hence the more lavish dishes and all the meat. In general, though, I am constantly amazed at the variety served at Chinese dinners. We also had sour and spicy potatoes, a mushroom hot pot, a fruit salad, and a green vegetable that resembled asparagus.