Dinner

Michael's parents are here, so we had a few extra dishes (at Hanlin
Shifu):
Eggplant (stir-fried in sauce)
Potato with vinegar
Green beans 四季豆 (with hot pepper)
Luobo greens 萝卜菜 (with garlic)
Pumpkin rind 南瓜丝 (slivered, with garlic and chicken broth? -
pumpkins are mostly green on the outside here, and this dish lacks any
offensive squash-like flavor)
Stir-fried noodles with vegetables 炒面

Also, the other day we tried fresh water chestnuts 荸荠 (also at Hanlin
Shifu) for the first time. They were pretty good, unlike their canned
counterparts in the US. They were sliced and stir-fried in a light
sauce, and don't have a lot of flavor - mostly just a faint fiery
taste, like a hint of radish.