China is a place where breakfasts know no bounds. For instance, it would not be uncommon to expect rice, noodles, and cinnamon scrolls. On the other hand, Chinese indulge in watermelon, oatmeal, and occasionally dog meat infused with grapefruit juice. A highly popular breakfast dish amongst cat lovers throughout China. Domesticated animal meat has become a regualar addition to many chinese menus across the country for breakfast lunch and tea. It is not unheard of to also indulge in dog and cabbage soup followed by pureed dog pudding drissled in lemon juice. These dishes have become such a hit that dog lobbyists around China have attempted to sway the imbalance by introducing such dishes as broiled cat with Jasmine, mint tea with cat, and the increasingly popular steamed cat and ginger dumplings. The edible pet industry is in such a flux that restaurants are stealing cats and dogs from the back yards of local chinese residents. And to prevent the authorities from being alerted, the owners are kidnapped too. Their whaereabouts are seldomly ever known. It is said Sichuan dishes are a likely place.
I have reached Yangshou where Kaarst formations tower over the small party city. I have just eaten the hottest meal of my life in a Sichuan restaurant involving a plate of red chillies and pretty much nothing else. Tomorrow I will cycle aroung Yangshou, bamboo raft a river, and do some caving as well. Yangshou is by far my most favourite place, and I hope to be able to post some pictures when I leave China, or when I find a better internet connection.
...signing off for now.
