[Sca-cooks] What to buy in Shanghi

[Kerri Martinsen]

I'm not a big antique girl, so that wasn't even on my list.  Besides, you
aren't allowed to take anything out of the country that is older than 1795.
And of course I'm buying silk - as much as I can afford.  I was just curious
if there were any hard to find/expensive to get domestically cooking stuff
that might be fun to play with...

Vitha

On 5/2/04 11:15 PM, "Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius"
<adamantius.magister at verizon.net> wrote:

> Also sprach Huette von Ahrens:
>> --- Kerri Martinsen <kerrimart at cablespeed.com>
>> wrote:
>>>  At the risk of insighting a riot, I'll ask the
>>>  question:
>>> 
>>>  I'll be in Shanghi for about 16 days this
>>>  month, working.  What should I
>>>  look for to bring home?  Tea? What spices
>>>  should I look for?  Anyone know
>>>  anything about what I SHOULDN'T buy/ can't
>>>  bring back?
>>> 
>>>  Thanks for the help!
>>> 
>>>  Vitha
>> 
>> If I were going to Shanghai, I would bring back
>> silk and silk brocades for costuming.  I wouldn't
>> buy "antiques" as many are fakes meant to
>> deceive. If it is something that you just love,
>> buy it. But don't listen to the stories about
>> them being antiques.
> 
> My lady wife's comment on some Chinese products, antiques and such:
> 
> "Why justify and encourage the Cultural Revolution?"
> 
> My mother-in-law seems to feel that a significant amount of the stuff
> being sold at outdoor antique stalls on the streets of New York's
> Chinatown, is grave goods, and you should not buy them, on principle.
> 
> But yes, fabric is an excellent choice. Good tea, you can get
> reasonably-priced in the US, as well as most spices used in Chinese
> cookery, anyway.
> 
> Adamantius
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