Awhile back Sean bought a tiny grill, some charcoal and some hotdog-ish and hamburger-ish looking things at Walmart. Grilling in China isn't exactly popular but since it was summer and the school was on Dragon Boat Vacation we decided to try a small barbecue.
The preparations were a little tricky because you can't exactly find hotdog and hamburger buns and only a few of the common condiments are available. The bread we did manage to find was sweet bread which made mouthfuls of hamburger and hotdog very . . . interesting. Sean was excited to sit on his tiny Chinese stool while manning the very tiny Chinese grill. Our Chinese guests were definitely intrigued by the whole process and Steve even brought some fish and tofu to grill. If nothing else, the mosquitoes enjoyed the evening by ravenously feasting on everyone.
After a tasty dinner of hotdogs, hamburgers, watermelon, chips and beer we headed inside to play card games and eat ice cream. Grilling out made me miss home and though the tastes weren't exactly up to par with American bbq, it was nice to be outside with friends sitting around a grill. I'm excited to be going home in about a month to be able to taste turkey burgers, lemon pepper catfish, grilled vegetables, shish-kebabs and bread that's not sweet.
I forgot how much fun (and surprising) it can be to find condiments in another country... my favorite - sour cream in Spain. I think we ended up with creme fraiche, butter, and whipped goat cheese, but never sour cream. :)
I missed this party. That's too bad!