Chinois Fondue or Steamboat

I am blessed by god to have the best flatmates in the world where we help each other and always manage to have a good time, no matter what time of day.

Having the opportunity to live with my flatmates provides each person with an opportunity to share culinary delights that either person would likely never normally experience.

This week we had the opportunity to try a Chinese Hot Pot...and it is what it says on the label!

The ingredients are as follows :

- Special hot pot sauces, herbs and spices
- Cabbage
- White carrot
- Chinese dried mushrooms
- Chinese noodle
- Lamb
- Tofu
- Pig skin
- Fried Round Gluten
- Coriander
- Sesame oil
- Lots of water
- Stove

The dish that is believed to orginate from Mongolia, is a great tradition in China to remedy those cold winter days and nights.

What's more, it is eaten whilst continuously cooking and you do not stop eating until everything is consumed.

As you can see from the picture, this was just the beginning and I can assure you that my flamtes and I consumed everything.

In the insightful words of my flatmate you have to 'Attack' the dish by helping yourself, so it is not for the faint-hearted.

This is such a great dish and a special moment to spend together that we try to consume a Chinois Fondue often.

If you have an opportunity try it because I guarantee that you will not be disappointed.

Repousser les limites

I have been meaning to make this post and finally I have got around it. Check out this advert by Virgin, France. It is an image of an elderly persons face on a young persons body. The strap line is 'Does not age too quickly!'

Where the rationality behind the advert could be listening to our music will make you feel and look younger than you really are.

However, did you know that this advert was banned in Clichy, France because the mayor did not like it. In addition, it certainly does it's purpose to create word-of-mouth where across France people stopped to read the advert.

Whatever, will their next message be? Let's just hope that it creates just as much buzz!

Rue de Lappe

Rue de Lappe is a famous street in Bastille that contains many bars, shops and cafes. It is a street that wakes up late and goes to bed late or early depnding on which way you look at it.

There is a lot more to this street than meets the eye and like most places in Paris you have to keep your eyes peeled because not is all quite as it seems where things can change without you even knowing.

During the Bastille Libre I managed to stumble across a bar that had a huge collection of clogs on the ceiling. However, I did not have enough time to consult the owner to ask why they have the collection and where they originate from.

One of my next missions is to provide some insight to this section, so keep checking my blog for regular updates.