Tell me more, tell me more...
(Food for thought...)
I have recently made a few updates to Appetite for China so it can be more user-friendly. Inspired by Wandering Chopsticks' simple but useful indices for her recipes and reviews, I have created similar Recipes by Category and Restaurants by City archives, both prominent in the top menu bar.
In case you would rather bypass the browsing and go straight to a certain recipe or blog post, I have added the ever-more-popular Google search bar to find anything on this site within seconds. Hurray for (me catching up with) technology! Now I (and you) don't have to scroll through the archives to pinpoint something specific.
But I would still like to know your thoughts on improving the site. What would you like to see more of?
-Recipes from a particular region?
-Desserts?
-Dining out?
-What to mix with baijiu to make it palatable?
Let me know in the comments below!
Feature your photos
I think you can move the "selected writings" section off to their own post with a link from your top navigation menu. Then replace it with some of your most mouth-watering, drool-inducing, click-worthy shots.
Sichuan recipes
I love the "recipes by category" browsing. Probably won't surprise you to hear that I'm always in favor of more recipes and less dining out. Specifically, I vote for more Sichuan cooking!
Guide to Regional Variety
You won me as a subscriber with your recent post on Banana Chocolate Won-Tons. I never did get round to make them as your recipe required ready made Won Ton wrappers. I'll get there one day. :)
I've only been to China twice, but what really fascinated me was the regional variety in the food. Over here in the UK we talk about "going for a Chinese", a saying that only makes sense to someone who has never been to China.
What I'd love to see is a guide to the regional varieties of Chinese cooking. Why is Szechuan food so fiery? Why is Cantonese food sweeter than that in Beijing for example. Understanding the origins of the food would go a long way to improving the full food experience.
Great Blog, my find of the week.
changes
love your blog like it is, a good mixture of recipes, stories and more. my favorite are your drink ideas.
cheerio karine
Nate - Good suggestion! I
Nate - Good suggestion! I had been planning on moving the selected writings for a while but didn't know what to replace it with.
Chip - I agree. Sichuan cooking tops my home cooking frequency chart these days, so I'll be putting some more on the blog in the future.
Bill - Thanks! There have been a few other people also asking for more regional clarification, so looks like a guide will be in the works.
Karine - And of course I wouldn't leave out more drinks. :)
Great stuff!
Great stuff!
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