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From Pasture to Plate – upcoming talk!

Upcoming at the University of Oxford China Centre! http://www.chinacentre.ox.ac.uk/talks-and-lectures/   Many Roads from Pasture to Plate: China’s Beef Trade, 1732-1931 Friday, 26 January, 13:00 – 14:00 at Ho Tim Seminar Room Refrigerated transport made fresh beef a global commodity. China was the last great frontier of this  transformation, but bringing Chinese beef to market presentedContinue reading “From Pasture to Plate – upcoming talk!”

Death by M.C. Escher – inside the old Shanghai slaughterhouse

I once had a roommate who wore a lot of M.C. Escher t-shirts.  I thought it was fun and quirky, which was odd, since he wasn’t really either of those things.  One day I made the offhand comment that he sure seemed to like M.C. Escher, and he lost it, “no, I do not likeContinue reading “Death by M.C. Escher – inside the old Shanghai slaughterhouse”

Kale, beef, and quinoa stir fry

So, what did the veggie box bring this week? Two cauliflowers, lots of red and golden beets, a giant celery, and lots of lettuce. I’m getting quite good at this – it’s Wednesday and most of it is gone. Thank God, there’s no more bok choy… We did get another installment of tuscan kale, whichContinue reading “Kale, beef, and quinoa stir fry”

North beef-south beef – carnivorizing about in Shenzhen

When I was first learning Chinese in Taiwan, I remember being told that one of the teachers (who I didn’t know) had become gravely ill because of “wind.” This of course put my imagination on edge – was it pollution? extreme flatulence? They couldn’t explain, and I couldn’t ask. I discovered the answer some yearsContinue reading “North beef-south beef – carnivorizing about in Shenzhen”

Back in Hulunbuir – dry fried beef 干煸牛肉丝

Well, I’m an idiot. My original plan was to take the slow and winding train trip from Shenzhen to Hailar. This was actually two trips, about 28 hours from Shenzhen to Zhangjiakou, and then another 33 hours from Zhangjiakou to Hailar. I did the first trip, and met lots of fun people, including the managerContinue reading “Back in Hulunbuir – dry fried beef 干煸牛肉丝”

Cows in Hong Kong (no brisket)

And… now I am in Hong Kong! If there are two more different places on this planet than Bozeman, Montana and Hong Kong, I have yet to see them. Strangely, one thing that the two places share in common is cows. Let me explain. The way we see the world is situational. If you are hungry, youContinue reading “Cows in Hong Kong (no brisket)”