A Bite of China

    No trip would be complete without experiencing the local food culture. Actually, China has various kinds of delicious food,____ (include) a wide variety of local snacks (小吃).

    Without a doubt, for the majority of the foreigners I contacted, and myself included, Peking Duck, Dim Sum, Mongolian Hot Pot were the favorite Chinese ____ (dish). China is a place____ the food is not only delicious, but the ____ (cheap) I've ever found.

    ____my last night in Beijing before returning to the States, I went to a Peking Duck restaurant that had been suggested for me to try. What a beautiful place! Splendid woodblock prints on the walls, fresh flowers in the vases on the table,____ (attract) silverware (镀银餐具) and beautiful chopsticks. I was handed ____ menu and found most of the prices____(be) especially low for the high quality of the food. The duck came in whole or half, along with all the little decorations that you know if you've ever eaten Peking duck---a little tortilla (玉米饼) to put the sliced duck and vegetables in chopped onion, sauce.

    Anyway, I ended up ordering a whole duck and thought I'd just take the rest back to my hotel____(eat) later if I couldn't finish it. Unbelievably, in the end there was none of the whole duck____(leave) on the plate. Umm, yummy!