Chinese BBQ

One of my Chinese families invited Courtney L and me to a BBQ at their home. To be honest, I was intrigued. The weather was beautiful and I was curious as to how a traditional Chinese BBQ would work out… they don’t exactly eat burgers and hot dogs. We ended up going even though Court and I went out the night before and were extremely hung over. In addition to Courtney and myself, there were three other families from our school and three other teachers that we worked with.

To my surprise, I could have been sitting at a BBQ in the US. I am not really sure what I expected – grilled dog on sticks, squid legs and rice cakes – but they have several different kinds of grilled meat (non of which w as dog) and veggies, chicken wings, lamb ribs, egg plant, mushrooms, onions, BBQ sauce and other spices. They also had some fresh fruits and veggies on the table and a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Sure, there were chopsticks instead of utensils, but all in all, it was [almost] just like home. While the host and hostess grilled up all of the food, the rest of us sat around the table on the deck and chatted. Like I said, the weather was really beautiful that day – hot even – and we enjoyed the great homemade food and hospitality.