2008 Summer Olympic Games: Icing On The Cake

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Icing On The Cake

It has been a tremendous honor to come to Beijing and cook for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Being able to attend an event is a bonus; being able to attend 3 events is icing on the cake. These are my tickets...

I'll be attending a Track & Field event (including 6 gold medal rounds, and 3 non medal rounds), beach volleyball (including 2 men's medal matches and a medal ceremony), and shooting (including 2 qualification rounds, 2 final rounds, and 2 medal ceremonies). In short, with these 3 tickets, I will get to see 15 Olympic events, including 9 gold medal events and medal ceremonies.

This takes an already awesome experience and makes it incredible and almost unbelievable. I can't wait to attend these events. I'll be sure to post pictures and some video...

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Traditional Beijing Food - Peking Duck

The most famous dish associated with Beijing is Peking Roast Duck. The origin of the Peking Duck dates back to the Ming Dynasty, about 600 years ago. Cooks from all over China travelled to the capital Beijing to cook for the Emperor. It was a prestigious occupation as only the best chefs could enter the palace kitchens. A top cook was even able to reach the rank of a minister! It was in these kitchens where dishes of exceptional quality such as the Peking Duck was first created and crafted to perfection by palace chefs. However, many of the recipes for such "foods of the Emperor" were later smuggled out of the kitchen and onto the streets of Beijing. With the eventual fall of the Ching dynasty in 1911, court chefs who left the Forbidden City set up restaurants around Beijing and brought the Peking Duck and other delicious dishes to the masses. The crisp skin of the duck is the most prized part. To achieve such crispness, the duck is air-dried, then coated with a mixture of syrup and soy sauce before roasting. When ready, it is presented ceremoniously and the skin deftly carved. These pieces are wrapped in thin pancakes with onions or leeks, cucumber, turnip and plum sauce. Some restaurants also serve up just about every part of the duck, from the webbed feet to the beak and liver. On request, the remainder of the duck meat can be sauteed with bean sprouts, and the bones made into a wonderful soup with cabbage.

2008 Summer Olympic Games

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Icing On The Cake

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