another cake painting, this one a little less obvious i think than the ones before. there's two more in the works similar to the prior ones, but after those i'd like to head more in this direction, about eating and maybe one or two about smoking cigarettes, stay tuned for those.
something i've learned here is that chinese taste in sweets are vastly different than western tastes. sweets and cakes here are kinda gross and not sweet at all. they generally don't use butter or dairy so pastries tend to be dry and less joyous tasting. they also use flavors we'd consider almost exclusively for sweets like cinnamon, nutmeg, and anise to flavor meat dishes. this works really well, that complexity is one of my favorite things about food here. ross and i found an amazing western style bakery not far from where we live that totally satisfies my western sweet cravings when they hit. they even have delicious flan!!! silvia wrote about it on her blog, check it out here under the title "Let's Eat" on october 14th.
p.s. i'd like to hear from everyone who visits the site, especially from people who haven't commented before or in a while, so... comments please even if it's just to say hi :)
something i've learned here is that chinese taste in sweets are vastly different than western tastes. sweets and cakes here are kinda gross and not sweet at all. they generally don't use butter or dairy so pastries tend to be dry and less joyous tasting. they also use flavors we'd consider almost exclusively for sweets like cinnamon, nutmeg, and anise to flavor meat dishes. this works really well, that complexity is one of my favorite things about food here. ross and i found an amazing western style bakery not far from where we live that totally satisfies my western sweet cravings when they hit. they even have delicious flan!!! silvia wrote about it on her blog, check it out here under the title "Let's Eat" on october 14th.
p.s. i'd like to hear from everyone who visits the site, especially from people who haven't commented before or in a while, so... comments please even if it's just to say hi :)
8 comments:
that painting is dynAMITE!!! it's great, i'm frightened and intrigued all at once...wonderfuckingful!
it's super gross, the colors are perfectly muted to imply exageration...i love it! good job...GREAT job!
sorry, i've been a bad posting partner, the future will have me be a better friend...i promise!
in mam's installation-people area, there's a picture of you ineracting with a little kid in some event...tears overcame me...i wanted to just call you and i COULDN'T!
let's talk soon please!!!!
i miss you terribly....
hey bro, great painting it would look great next to the sheep which i put up on my wall the other day. i know i owe you a good pic of it but i still don't have internet...this is a fucking third world country when it comes to communications. you are doing a great job with the blog, so keep posting cause it is lots of fun from my side to check for new surprises. i am still doing great loving what i have to be loving and keeping most of the unnecessary crap out. later and keep living it up in chinatown!!!!
ariel you have some beautiful pictures! i'm so happy that china has treated you well....but stop eating cake or you'll end up like a chonga mami.
arielito...this is caro rubio...missing you mucho, but I must say I am impressed and absolutely fuckin happy about your painting progress..i am soo excited you have no idea..i love this idea of cakes its really interesting,and this last painting, wow, let me tell you I actually like stopped and ignored the world for a while as I stared at it with my mouth open...i am sooo glad you are back mr painter, I cannot wait to see some more...remember to document sweetie...take slides ok. love ya.
Wow, what a messy eater! That must be one amazing cake to make that big a pig of oneself enjoying it! I don't know, Chinese making great flan? I'll need some convincing. You're just going to have to buy me one. Love you lots!
maybe i should move to china after grad school.....is it hot over there
is it hot or what
beijing's climate consists of long summers and winters with short springs and autumns. spring and summer are awesome, much like florida weather without the humidity. winter however is supposed to be pretty brutal. so far this winter's been cold but more often than not sunny so it's more tolerable. it gets continously colder begining in october and won't get warm again until the begining of march. it's not too different from northern cities like new york, the air pollution is there year round , even on the nicest days.
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