{"id":7118,"date":"2011-11-22T00:28:24","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T16:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=7118"},"modified":"2022-04-09T20:55:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T12:55:20","slug":"our-third-office-potluck-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/company-activities\/our-third-office-potluck-lunch","title":{"rendered":"Our Third Office Potluck Lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"
Today is\u00a0a big day for Tour-Beijing.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. Why today?\u00a0<\/span>Because today we say goodbye to outsourced, routine\u00a0and uniform lunches!<\/span>\u00a0Because today we have home-cooked\u00a0dishes for our office lunch!\u00a0<\/span>Because today we\u00a0recreate the taste of\u00a0our mothers” meatballs!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Let’me show you some of the home cooked recipes by our office staffers (most Post-1980’s Generation)\u00a0who were born with a golden spoon in\u00a0her\/his mouth. Though the dishes may not look and taste as brilliant as those made by restaurants, they touch our hearts and extend our world…<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Preparing and Heating up the food
\n<\/strong><\/span>All meals\u00a0carried from home\u00a0kept in the food plastic containers quietly piled up on the\u00a0area in our office.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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All meals carried from home kept in the food plastic containers quietly piled up on the area in our office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With Lunch time approaching, we begin to prepare for the potluck lunch.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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With Lunch time approaching, we begin to prepare for the potluck lunch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Using a microwave oven to heat up the food.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Using a microwave oven to heat up the food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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With her\u00a0unborn baby,\u00a0Linda He is also expecting the potluck. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Office made soup!<\/span><\/div>\n
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Office made soup!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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We don’t need a fruit cutter or slicer, because we have Tony Meng.<\/span><\/div>\n
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We don’t need a fruit cutter or slicer, because we have Tony Meng.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Each dish will be tagged.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Each dish will be tagged.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Exchange cooking experience<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Shiyi, manager at our IT Section, is introducing\u00a0on how to make\u00a0sandwiches. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Shiyi, manager at our IT Section, is introducing on how to make sandwiches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Will Ren is showing us his maiden dish – Fried eggplant.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Will Ren is showing us his maiden dish – Fried eggplant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Queenie is telling us how she has cooked the\u00a0meat jelly with the help of her grandpa.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Queenie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tina is proud of her home cooked soy-braised chicken thighs with mushrooms.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Tina is proud of her home cooked soy-braised chicken thighs with mushrooms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Wang Xiaolei is shily presenting his dish – Mapo Tofu cooked with the helf of his wife.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Wang Xiaolei is shily presenting his dish – Mapo Tofu with the helf of his wife.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Ms Baowei is telling us how to cook Gong Bao Ji Ding (kung pao chicken with peanuts).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Ms Baowei is telling us how to cook Gong Bao Ji Ding (kung pao chicken with peanuts).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vivi Tang is talking about how to make her beef turnip soup.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Vivi Tang is talking about how to make her beef turnip soup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A big smile for her Stew Pork with soysauce.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A big smile for her Stew Pork with soysauce.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ms Songdan is showing her own masterpiece – sushi.<\/p>\n

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Ms Songdan is showing her own masterpiece – sushi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Have\u00a0a close look at some of the dishes<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Braised pork legs with dried bamboo shoots<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Braised pork legs with dried bamboo shoots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Meat Jelly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Meat Jelly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Braised spare-ribs with sauce<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Braised spare-ribs with sauce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Fried pork skin<\/span><\/div>\n
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Fried pork skin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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kung pao chicken with peanuts<\/span><\/div>\n
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kung pao chicken with peanuts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Chinese sauerkraut fish<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Stew Pork with soysauce<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Stew Pork with soysauce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Sauteed Shredded Pork with Preserved Vegetables<\/span><\/div>\n
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Sauteed Shredded Pork with Preserved Vegetables<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fried broccoli with tomato source<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fried broccoli with tomato source<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Mushroom and beans<\/span><\/div>\n
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Mushroom and beans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Beef balls soup<\/span><\/div>\n
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Beef balls soup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Sardine, beef and ham\u00a0sandwiches<\/span><\/div>\n
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Home made sushi<\/span><\/div>\n
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Home made sushi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Hand made dumplings<\/span><\/div>\n
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Hand made dumplings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Enjoy the potluck lunch<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Moving around the desk connected huge “U” dining table and taste each dish.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Moving around the desk connected huge U dining table and taste each dish.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Today’s Fruit Picks<\/span><\/div>\n
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Today’s Fruit Picks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Interesting Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Our First Potluck Office Lunch<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Our Second Potluck Office Lunch<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/h2>\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,\u00a0 here are some options for Beijing guided tours:<\/p>\n

Beijing Day Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing Tour Packages<\/a>
\nGreat Wall Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing City Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing Winter Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing Autumn Tour<\/a>
\nCar Rental in Beijing<\/a>
\nBeijing Tours<\/a>
\nChina City Tours<\/a>
\nChina Tour<\/a><\/p>\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n
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Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a>
\nHow to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n

Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Forbidden City<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Summer Palace<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a>
\nHow to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Hutongs<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n

Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a>
\nTop 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a>
\nBeijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n

Wangfujing Walking Street<\/a>
\nQianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
\nGui Jie ( Ghost Street) Food Street<\/a><\/p>\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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