China

China:

Today is the Zonghe Festival in China. During this festival celebrates the dragon who is believed to be the ancestors of all humans. The dragon is also believed to bring rains.

Book:

“The Bone Setter’s Daughter” is a story by Amy Tan. The goes through three generations of Chinese/ Chinese American women. The youngest is Ruth, who struggles with to understand her mother’s behavior. Her mother’s behavior is explained by how she was raised in China. While living in China, LouLing was raised by a mute nursemaid. This nursemaid is the daughter of a medicine woman (a bone setter).

TV Show:

“An Idiot Abroad”. Season 1 Episode 1. “China”. The first episode seems to be Carl’s first experience out of the country (England). He is very out of place, and it does not help that Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant purposely send him into awkward situations. He seems to hate China, and he does not quite get what is so great about the Great Wall of China.  

Food:

For dinner I will be making my dad’s stir fried chicken, over steamed rice. Here’s how I make it.

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts

½ cup frozen pees

½ chopped carrots

¼ cup soy sauce

1 tbs. sesame seed oil

1 tbs. cornstarch

2 tbs. vinegar

1 ½ cup water

Water for chicken

Directions:

1)      Place two chicken breasts in a crock pot. Cover chicken completely with water. Cook on high for 8 hours. If you do not have a crock pot, you can use 1 large can of canned chunk white chicken breast in its place.

2)      Mix cornstarch, soy sauce, water, and vinegar.

3)      Heat Oil in a wok. When the oil is heated, add chopped carrots. Once cook for 3 minutes or until carrots are tender.

4)      Add peas. Cook for 3 additional minutes.

5)      Drain Chicken. Chop chicken, and add it to the wok. Stir for an additional minute. Reduce heat.

6)      Stir soy mixture again to ensure that the starch is fully mixed and add it to the wok. Stir in the wok until the broth thickens.

Serve this over steamed rice.

 

References:

 

Gervais, Ricky. “An Idiot Abroad”. Season 1. Episode 1. “China”. 2010.

Tan, Amy. “The Bone Setters”. Published: 2001

“Zonghe Festival”. Wikipedia. Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhonghe_Festival. Retrieved: March 2, 2014.