Cycle 15 – Item 177
30 (Sun) June 2024
Snow Pea Prawns
2.5
-Redwood City, California, USA-
with the Family, DJ’s friends
Summer Holiday in USA (Day 5 of 11)
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- Day 1 (15.173 Sauteed Pea Sprouts with Garlic)
- Day 2 (15.174 White Clam Chowder (in a Sourdough Bread Bowl))
- Day 3 (15.175 Giants Dog)
- Day 4 (15.176 Prime Rib)
- Day 5 (15.177 Snow Pea Prawns)
- Day 6 (15.178 Albacore Tataki)
- Day 7 (15.179 Chicken Tacos Regular)
- Day 8 (15.180 Classic Beijing Duck)
- Day 9 (15.181 Surf (& Turf))
- Day 10 (15.182 Top)
- Day 11 (15.183 Turbot Fillet)
In the San Francisco Bay Area. With the Family. Their first time in Northern California. The immediate objective is to escort DJ and three of his friends to compete in the finals of a global logic competition at Stanford University, while taking advantage of the opportunity to show the family my hometown/region, including San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Berkeley, and visit my best friend Hahn, who lives in Los Altos, maybe even drop by my childhood home in Saratoga. The itinerary is packed, nearly every hour scheduled with activities. Stay tuned.
After three nights at a hotel in downtown San Francisco, next 4 nights at a rented house in Redwood City.
LUNCH + SHOPPING
While DJ and his friends stayed at the house to prepare for the competition tomorrow (IZ also stayed in, to do nothing), W and I spent the afternoon shopping at San Francisco Premium Outlets, which is in Livermore, 65 km east of San Francisco.
On my own for lunch, I was very happy to indulge in food-court American-Chinese food, even though we had dinner reservations for strip-mall American-Chinese food.
It was deliciously crappy, as hoped.
DINNER
Crouching Tiger is a Chinese restaurant. Serves mainstream cuisine, a mix of Mandarin, Cantonese, Sichuanese, and of course American.
The food was mediocre across the board. So sad that another Chinese dinner fell short (see also 15.173 Sauteed Pea Sprouts with Garlic).
Beyond quality, the other boys seemed confused by the nature of the food (“This isn’t Chinese food!”), as they had never experienced anything like it, not even hot & sour soup (“Why is this so sour?”), which is odd because all of them have lived abroad, including in America.
Only $160.16, just $22.88 per person – best value yet!
(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)
(See also RESTAURANTS IN USA)