Summer in Aotearoa, Winter in China… It’s around this time each year, Kiwese gets homesick for the beach, friends and whanau, and home food… Don’t get me wrong, I love the food in Chengdu. But sometimes, it’s like faaa I’d smash a potato top pie… From what I’ve heard, the food landscape of Wellington has changed a lot over theContinueContinue reading “Food Cravings: Wellington Edition”
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Why Being a Home Tutor In China Will Lead to Obesity
Andi has just turned four-years-old. She likes Barbie, Hello Kitty and rabbits. I teach her at her home twice a week for two hours. Dinner is included. I somehow knew January would be the month I’d find a job. January has been a buzzy one, as Januarys tend to be. Bowie died. Rickman died. The dude from The EaglesContinueContinue reading “Why Being a Home Tutor In China Will Lead to Obesity”
Kiwese Prize Pack Giveaway!!
One year ago, amidst the panoramic plume of grey sky and uncontrollable heating units of Beijing, over a tenuous VPN connection in a dank, cramped dorm room at BLCU, Kiwese was born. To celebrate this milestone, Kiwese has a prize pack to giveaway to one lucky winner! This is a bunch of original notes I hacked out while thinking about what I wantedContinueContinue reading “Kiwese Prize Pack Giveaway!!”
Recipe for Egg & Tomato Soup 西红柿鸡蛋汤
The Kiwese take on a classic Chinese breakfast; egg and tomato soup, xīhóngshì jīdàn tāng 西红柿鸡蛋汤 ! An easy, tasty way to kick off the day with eggs, vegetables and warmth. This recipe serves one person, just double it for two, etc. Eggs Tomato Garlic cloves Salt Spring onion Vegetable stock or OXO vegetable or chicken stock cubeContinueContinue reading “Recipe for Egg & Tomato Soup 西红柿鸡蛋汤”
Spice Up Your Life! Interview with Brad and Jing
While most of us are repeatedly hitting the snooze button on a Sunday morning, the duo behind Wellington’s first Sichuan street food enterprise are firing up the woks down at Chaffers Market. Kiwese caught up with Jing and Brad from Sichuan:Spice in their nifty Panda trailer for a chat and some deliciously spicy street food! Hey guys, what’s on the menu tonight? *salivatesContinueContinue reading “Spice Up Your Life! Interview with Brad and Jing”
Flat White Cafe and the Rickshaw Roasters: a Wellington-Beijing Coffee Crew
To live in Beijing is to give oneself to the incredible push and pull of constant human traffic. For a Wellingtonian, sometimes you just need a form of escapism from the urban madness of a city home to 20 million people… and the Flat White Cafes and Rickshaw Roasters coffee havens provide just that. IContinueContinue reading “Flat White Cafe and the Rickshaw Roasters: a Wellington-Beijing Coffee Crew”
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