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Wile E. Coyote, Urban Planner

And this is in a country where very few people look up from their cell phones while they walk…

Posted byThomas DuBoisOctober 30, 2018December 18, 2018Posted ingeneral smartassery

Fake brands, the more things change

From my hotel in Shanghai.

Posted byThomas DuBoisOctober 27, 2018Posted ingeneral smartassery

Ganba (干巴) Yunnan dried beef

Like any dried meat, the finished ganba is rock hard, and intensely flavorful.

Posted byThomas DuBoisOctober 22, 2018October 22, 2018Posted inbeef, dried foodsTags:beef, DaliLeave a comment on Ganba (干巴) Yunnan dried beef

Trends in China’s Dairy Industry, upcoming talk at Fudan University

Posted byThomas DuBoisOctober 20, 2018Posted inUncategorized

Yunnan fresh cheese — in the factory!

The woman making the cheese was a genuine expert–with her two burners running, it was like watching an 80s DJ spin turntables

Posted byThomas DuBoisOctober 20, 2018Posted inmilk, Recipes, ResearchTags:China, Dali, milkLeave a comment on Yunnan fresh cheese — in the factory!

Chinese dairy visit

Yesterday I visited a farm in Dali, Yunnan. The big companies buy the milk from farms like this one, which has about 100 head of dairy cattle.

Posted byThomas DuBoisOctober 19, 2018March 2, 2024Posted inmilkTags:China, food, milk, travel

Yunnan fresh cheese–how it’s made

The process for making fresh cheese known as “milk fans” is just like ricotta…until it’s not

Posted byThomas DuBoisOctober 17, 2018March 2, 2024Posted inmilkTags:food, milk, travel, Yunnan6 Comments on Yunnan fresh cheese–how it’s made

Shanghai!

Shanghai is like nowhere in the world. It is one of a very few places that just demands to be written with an exclamation point.

And now I am in it.

Posted byThomas DuBoisOctober 1, 2018October 1, 2018Posted inNews and links, ResearchLeave a comment on Shanghai!

Ithaca Airport Run!

Run around the airport runway.  Misa had an injury all week, but of course she did great! Tomorrow is the 5&10!  

Posted byThomas DuBoisSeptember 15, 2018September 15, 2018Posted inUncategorized

Kitchen lab: Whey miso soup

Some people ask “whey?”

We ask, “whey not?”

Posted byThomas DuBoisSeptember 9, 2018September 9, 2018Posted indried foods, milk, miso, Recipe reviewTags:recipe2 Comments on Kitchen lab: Whey miso soup

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Lixia 立夏, Summer begins

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Cuisine along China’s Grand Canal

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Xian 苋, The tasty surprise lurking in your garden

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