When I was trying to decide if I could afford to go to the Gourmand Cookbook Fair and Awards event in Daxing, Beijing, I was swayed by some of the unique activities, places and things that it never would have dawned on me to get to otherwise. Lets start with The Watermelon Museum.
Daxing, a rural and suburban area of Beijing, located in the southern part of its 5th ring road, is also the watermelon capital of China, for this reason, there is a huge and amazing museum dedicated to the watermelon. It was–and while I really don’t like using this word, thinking it a lazy way out–awesome. Really awesome.
First of all, even just the idea of having such a museum is awesome. Second of all, it wasn’t just a little room, a shack filled with
Here we are, on the steps of The Watermelon Museum
hand-made displays depicting this regions prize fruit. No, it was a tall, massive building, whose front reminded me of the art in Rockerfeller Center, the steps seemingly leading to a temple of worship, a library, or a museum of note. An important museum.
With over 70 cookbook titles (including contributions) to her credit, Marlena conjures up flavours and dishes from the Mediterranean to Mexico, California to France to the Italian islands and single subjects such as chili peppers, olive oil, mushrooms, to a book on classic Jewish food from all over the world.
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