A LONG Way for Chinese Take Out!

My friend Gavin Snyder is in China right now for Schramm, Inc.  a company with a long history in Chester County.  Schramm Rotadrills are used throughout the world for water well, oil and gas, mineral exploration, mining and geothermal purposes.‎  It’s a great job for a guy with an adventurous spirit and an open mind.  I love getting his emails with his observations and experiences and he’s been keeping me informed, meal by meal.  He’s given me permission to share some with you:

“The other night I had a hot pot meal with the drilling crew. Everyone at the table  has their own hot plate with a pot of hot water. They bring out tons of platters of food (meat and veggies of all types) you put what you want in your pot of water and cook it. They also give you a bowl of dipping sauce and you put in spices that you like. It was awesome. I would highly suggest trying it. It was the best food I had yet. My translator that is also a tech from our dealer in china is making my trip so awesome.”

Of course, I had to ask questions - and you can tell what was on my mind, from this reply:

“Traveling the world is great. I’m trying to keep an open mind.
Yes, they have fried chicken. Lol
Yeah its a bit different. Tonight I had a hot pot meal again. Tonight’s was a little different. 1 pot for the table. It was still really good.
It’s hot here as well. 80-90s. The drive is amazing. The hills are very different. The roads are great.
I have also been on some long train rides to and from my last customer.
Well have fun. I sure am.”

‘I eat like a king for every meal. The pics were of my lunch. All of it was just for me. That’s how it is every day. LOL I love it over here.’

This looks like a LOT of meat - I’ve never been served a huge portion of meat in a Chinese restaurant here, and I’ve always thought of Chinese food as being more about vegetables than protein, but Gavin was served these huge portions of what looks like cold cuts and roasted beef.

“Chicken and corn with peas. And corn. I also had duck but didn’t take a pic till after I started.”

NOW that looks like the fried rice we get here!

And of course, no matter how interesting the new things we discover are, we look for those things we all have in common:

Yup.  Chinese coca cola!  Coca Cola actually sells MORE of our classic American drink overseas than they do here in the States!