Day 24 (07/10, Thurs)

BBQ!

The local students organised a barbecue session for us today! WOO HOO!

I LOVE BBQ!

We took AN HOUR’S WALK to the barbecue pit. Have to exercise to consume the food later on!

Well, being in 2 different places on earth, the food that we normally prepare for our barbecue sessions are a quite different from the food the local students prepared for us.

Example 1: BBQ Pit

the long and narrow BBQ pit

 Unlike the pits we use in Singapore which are usually bigger in surface area, BBQ pits here are long and narrower than the ones we use.

  

Example 2: Everything is skewed

cutting the cabbage to skew it

Perhaps the reason why the BBQ pits here appear longer and narrower is to allow skewers to be placed neatly onto the pits to barbecue.

All the food prepared were skewed, and I find it easier to barbecue them. They are also easier to eat! We do not have to dirty our hands to peel anything off.

Example 3: Chicken Gizzard

Have you eaten chicken gizzards for BBQ? This is my first time! I have only tried this twice: when eating chicken rice and during day 3’s lunch of our cruise trip.

Skewing the chicken gizzard

Example 4: Spices Everywhere!

SPICES SPICES AND MORE SPICES!

We usually have the food we prepare marinated beforehand. Over here, the foods are prepared on the spot and spices are later on sprinkled on to give the food an extra taste. The spices are really GOOD!

Example 5: OIL, not BUTTER

We usually use butter to make our food taste and smell better. Over here, cooking oil is used instead. Interesting!

双蒙 and I! She knows one mt friend who came to Wuhan on the 4th OIP :)

 

All in all, despite the differences in the food eaten and the methods of preparation of the food eaten, both kinds of BBQ are also DELICIOUS!

Thank you guys for taking your time off to prepare such a wonderful meal for us!

After all those eating, we have to play some sports to shed though kilos off, and we played BASKETBALL!

Local food I tried today: 糯米包油条 (Dough Fritters wrapped in Glutinous Rice)

This is really nice and cost only RMB2!

糯米包油条



REFLECTION

Looking at how differently things are prepared for the barbecue session today makes me realise that not all things have to be done the same way in order to make things possible.

Despite all the differences be it culturally and also mindset we might have between us,

I’m glad we got along pretty well with the local students.

I’m glad that I came for OIP!

Thank you guys! I really enjoyed myself! :)