Yummy Yummy Yummy! I have Food in my Tummy!

If there's one huge misconception about America vs. China, I'd say it was probably the food. One of the biggest stereotypes that a lot of other countries have about China is that every time food is served, it's huge. Granted, most places, that is true. I can't walk into a Bob Evans anymore because of the size of the dishes. Other times, it seemed like you were paying a lot for very little.

As for China, anyone that says Chinese sizes are dinky have clearly never been there. Either that, or they might've been there decades ago.

In the short week I've been there, and from my memory of China three years ago, I've yet to encounter a place that give a person tiny portions. Everywhere I went, the dishes were huge. Regardless of whether or not it was for an individual person, or if it was for the whole group of people to share. The size of the food always seems to be larger than any dish I'd ever received in America.

I know what a lot of people are thinking about now...

"Keara, if you're being served all that food, how in the hell did you lose so much weight last time?"

Well, my theory is that the food here is more organic. No GMO's, hardly any preservatives. Oil? Yes. Plenty. But at the same time, there's a lot more walking than what you'd see in America too. So there's a reason for so much food.

Not only that, but a lot of vegetables. Not so much greasy processed food.

Beijing picture of the day!

IMPORTANT CULTURE NOTE! This will probably be the last pic you see of me eating food. It's actually considered rude to take pictures of the food here. I risked it this time to demonstrate how big the food is. (This was taken yesterday.)