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Wudang Rice snack in tea leafs

 

No, these are not packages of drugs. Do not misunderstand. These are Taoist rice in tea leafs. I bought them at the peak top at Wudang mountain. They are so mini and they told me I had to steam it before consuming. I didn’t tried it at Wudang mountains but took it back to Holland.

武当茶饭

Well, I’ll tell you how it tastes.. I was excited to taste the first one, is to me a really new experience of flavor, haven’t tried  it before. It is different than Hong Kong Cantonese Zongzi, also known as rice dumplings which my grandmother made before I left Hong Kong. (traditional Chinese food). It is supposedly also made of glutinous rice. It is sticky, but it is more like grinded rice. Soft like cake and there are beans mixed between the rice. Very strong tea flavor, like green tea. After the first one, I had to take another one to really taste the flavor. It is okay, but after the third one I had enough of these. I think I’m just not use to it. In China you have really lots of food and diversity coming from different regions. I mean in the north they have a different dishes than in the South, there are even so many kind of spicy flavor. I remember one time I asked for non-spicy food at the restaurant in Wudang. The waiter said that Cantonese food are tasteless in his opinion. What I know is that Cantonese food is the most popular of Chinese cuisine in Western world. People in Hubei (Wudang) eat  a lot of spicy food and completely different dishes.  this has to deal with weather circumstances and kind of geographic nature.

 

I’d like my grandmother ones . .

都是喜欢奶奶的粽子

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wudang Mountain

Dear All,

I am safely back in Hong Kong, I have been to the Wudangshan (Mountain) for a few weeks. There I stayed for training and meditating purposes. I have met Zhangran my good friend from Shandong and this time with a girlfriend and her cousin. I haven’t seen him for 2 years now, I have known him as a Wudang kungfu practitioner back in Holland. We had a very good time together.

I know, sorry guys it’s been a long long time for my blog. As you might know, Facebook is blocked within mainland China. There they use their own social platforms. The place I was living was a small village in Wudang Mountain, so internet is not always guaranteed. I have risking my life recording video for my Youtube channel, and also took lots of pictures which I’ll be uploading soon..

I am really excited to see the rest of the photos which are taken by others, when I get them I will then share with you too.

If you had checked my gallery you could see the photos I already had uploaded in my Wudang trip album. Really nice pictures, beautiful scenery just like a painting.

Wudang mountain, a wonderful place. To me, this is a destiny trip. It gives me a special feeling, awareness and the things happening are so round. I can say it is one of the best trips I have experienced. I have met a lot of people, and seen lot of things, it was fun everyday or better saying made fun everyday. Living a simple life, the contrast between Hong Kong city and Wudangshan from a foreigner.

During my stay at Wudangshan, I felt I was in the ancient times surrounded by martial arts scenery ~

Check out the photos on my page facebook.com/AlexCheung.nl/Wudang

And for more www.alexcheung.nl/media/gallery/

Special thanks to press photographer Mr. Ho Chin Seng