PRAISE BE TO PORK BELLY

This post is an ode to an amazingly delicious yet heart stopping dish, pork belly. When I first came to Shanghai this was my dish of choice. Every time we ate out, that was what I ordered. That was until I found out what was in it. I was innocently watching a chinese cooking show on TV one morning when I saw the chef pour cups of sugar and lard (amongst other things) into a dish. What could it be? PORK BELLY. It was one of the most terrifying things I have ever seen. So from that point on pork belly was no longer my go to dish on a night out. However, as horrifyingly bad this concoction may be for me, I still order it on occasion (very very special occasions) because it is so damn tasty. So my advice to you dear readers - if you haven't tried it, do! But exercise caution because you may very quickly become addicted.

Elalleqa friends.

Listing my life away...

What do you get when you mix a hungry Prue, an incredibly boring Chinese lesson and an imminent return to Australia? A list of all the food I have missed dearly and intend to purchase upon my return. Woolies here we come. Here is the aforementioned list, in random order.

Apples (not the shitty powdery chinese ones. I'm talking big, red, juicy, pink lady apples i.e. the bomb)
Grove OJ (only the pulpiest, most delicious OJ in all the land)
Grapes
Up&Go's
Chicken sangaassssssss
Milo!
Premier biscuits
Scones from Bakers Delight (kudos to the many friends who work there and never let me pay for my baked goods)
Mangoes
Strawberries
Go Natural muesli bars
Grain Waves
Muffin Break choc-chip muffin (they heat them up, the chocolate oozes...need I say more)
Everything from Chris's (my local fruit and veg shop/deli/provider of all things delish. EVERYTHING there is good from the caramel tarts, ravioli, greet yoghurt and of course the fruit and veg).

That just about sums up my list but it really does change by the day/hour/minute.

Au Revoirr