Today some of the Chinese roommates took a group of us to a traditional Chinese market. It felt like being at a huge farmers market indoors. It was split up between produce, dry foods, meat, and there was a little bakery section that sold freshly made noodles and breads. Everything seemed so much more fresh than what we would typically buy in the states. There were tomatoes that were dark red, much darker than the tomatoes that I usually see. I was wondering how many of the fruits and vegetables were organic and how common it is for food to be organic here. It's hard for me to tell for pre-packaged foods since I can't read Chinese, but I feel like they wouldn't label things the same way we do in the states. In general, I think the environmental impact of the food in that market is probably a lot less than most food in the united states because there is probably less shipping involved. Most of the food in the states travels across the country, at the minimum. A lot of the food we eat is from all over the world and is overly processed.
When we got back from the market, we learned how to make jiaozi, traditional Chinese food. We used tofu, green onions, a Chinese vegetable, and garlic. They were a lot of fun to make and tasted really good when they were done. I'm definitely going to cook them when I return home!
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