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Homebrewing Kombucha – Tea fermentation in the Jing
I recently discovered tea fermentation and became fascinated with the idea of brewing Kombucha at home. Since we moved to Beijing almost three years ago, the fast pace of the big city life and the constant exposure to the noise, grime, and the general sensorial overload of this megacity had me craving a more balanced…
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Summer Staples – Fresh Watermelon Juice with Mint
During the summer month, most local fruit markets all over the city offer watermelons either by the slice or as a whole. A 5 kg melon cost around 3 € and can be “squeezed” into three litres of juice. Chilled down with ice cubes and touched up with a few mint leaves its the perfect…
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Farm2Neighbors Market Beijing
Every weekend, the ground floor of The Grand Summit turns into a local produce and artisan market. Here are some impressions of today’s vendors.
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Our Local Fruit & Vegetable Market
Yesterday we went looking for someone to fix Jelte’s bike and found a vegetable market instead. Right next to our compound. Been living here for three month and never noticed it. Glad we know now!
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Donghuamen Night Market
Delicacies @ Donghuamen Night Market. Initially we went to buy a cell phone card at China Unicom, then walked right into the apm shopping Mall, before discovering fancy foods at the night market. Delikatessen auf dem Donghuamen Nachtmarkt. Zunächst wollten wir nur eine Telefonkarte bei China Unicom kaufen, doch dann fanden wir uns unerwarteterweise im…
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First Things First
Arrived in BJ today at 1pm local time, caught a cab downtown, dropped off our luggage at the Hutong and went in search of the first (and yummiest) Uighur restaurant we could find. Although five years passed since we last been here, its like we never left! Home away from home!