I have always loved Chinese food. Truthfully, I prefer it to Mexican food. And I was really curious and excited to come to China and try authentic Chinese food. Luckily, it has lived up to all my expectations and the food is one of the highlights of this awesome trip.
Here is what I ate Friday in Beijing:
Breakfast in Beijing
Breakfast was included with the tour and we ate at the hotel buffet. They offered both Chinese and Western breakfast options. This was great because I had the opportunity to try new things but there were also safe/familiar foods if you’re not feeling adventurous.
The Chinese options included fried rice, dumplings, noodle soup, veggies and more.
Bean milk = soy milk
Delicious options for everyone!
I LOVE eggs for breakfast and they did have fried eggs and potatoes…
Cereal bar from which I took Chocolate Chex cereal 
But, I went with the hard boiled eggs cooked in soy sauce. You can really only taste the difference if the egg cracked.
Eating watermelon with chopsticks in China!
(Our local tour guide says she stops at McDonald’s on the way to us and gets a coffee and hamburger for breakfast. But, it’s a ham sandwich from the way she described it. So, I don’t think this is a typical spread, but it was delicious.)
Lunch in Beijing
After a morning of sightseeing we went to a place known for their barbeque fish for lunch.
Even though they were known for the BBQ fish, the rest of the dishes stole the show!
The fish was great, but had a lot of tiny bones in it.
We had a little free time in the afternoon and since it was so cold outside headed for an indoor mall. Ben and I are big fans of boba or pearl 밀크티 so we had to try one. Delicious! 
Dinner in Beijing
We had a fancy Peking Duck dinner the last night in Beijing. Our tour guide brought us some ‘stupid water’ to go with our meal so I don’t have a lot of pictures of this meal.
You are supposed to make little burritos with the duck. The waiter gave us an example with small, thin ‘pancakes’ that looked like tortillas. 
There hasn’t been dessert with any of the meals, which is kinda sad for me since that’s my favorite part. But, some places brought fruit toward the end of the meal as dessert. I have a strict no chocolate = not dessert policy, but I would like to get to eating fruit as a happy ending to my meal instead of reaching for sweets.
One day, not today.
We ordered Durian cakes from room service the first night for a treat. They were very mildly sweet and buttery. 
Overall: All of the food has been AMAZING. I love all of it, no meal has disappointed.
I don’t whether you can get Shanghai dumplings where you are, but if you can, I seriously recommend them (you won’t be sorry I promise).
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I love duck pancakes, glad you tried those!
Mmm, it all looks delicious and is making me miss my trip to Tokyo. Big breakfast spreads and boba tea, yum!
Not sure if anyone warned you, but because most Asian countries eat the same thing for breakfast as they do lunch or dinner, they aren’t very good at cooking eggs….so ask them for extra cooked or extra “dry”. Some places tend to under cook them….which then puts you at risk for food poisoning obviously. =) So exciting.
This looks like so much fun! I noticed that you wrote “last night in Beijing.” Are you going to be going to any of the more rural areas of China? I’m curious to see how different the food is between rural and city. Have fun the rest of your trip!
Ever since I did a project on China in high school, I’ve wanted to go – it looks SO beautiful there! And the food looks good, too. Someday…
I just told my daughter you are making me want to go to China!
That looks so yummy! It makes me impatient for my bucket list trip to China 🙂
Wow, you are one adventurous eater after having that Durian dessert! I’m one that can try just about anything, but that is beyond my threshold. Enjoy the rest if your trip!!!
I like those Chinese pastries. They are light and not too sweet.
Its fun hearing about and seeing Ben! I’m so glad you guys are having a great time. I would love for my husband and I to go exploring again! It has been a while. We are planning a road trip down the east coast (we live on the west side) this summer.
Now I’m hungry!
I went to China a few years ago and loved eating authentic Chinese food. To me it was quite different than what I was used to from the local Chinese restaurants.
I have always wanted to go and try authentic Chinese food – we love Chinese food in the US but I have heard it is even better if you get it authentic! Maybe I can travel one day and try it out myself 🙂
Trying new foods is one of my favorite parts of traveling, glad you’re having a good adventure!
All of the food looks really good! That’s one of my favorite things when vacationing, trying new foods.
Food = best part of travel!
it’s so fun to branch out and try new foods! Maybe you’ll get some ideas for new recipes!
I do enjoy chinese food though it often upsets my tummy.. 🙁 Definitely looks like you guys have had some interesting eats. Enjoy the rest of your trip! 🙂
All that food looks amazing! Enjoy!
Looks great! Glad you are having a nice time.
I have never eaten Chinese food
Do not know what it taste different? (Ask myself)
Feeling jealous: ((
I absolutely loved the food in Shanghai when I went there – Peking duck pancakes are the best!!
This looks like so much fun! Where else are you headed on your trip? I saw that you said “dinner the last night in Beijing.” Are you going to any of the more rural areas of China? I’m curious to see how different the food is in those parts. Have fun the rest of your trip!