Today for lunch, I decided to give the squid another go. Slightly different preparation.
This was billed as 爆炒香鱿鱼 I 游刃有余 (bào chǎo xiāng yóu yú I yóu rèn yǒu yú). The first part simply means "Stir fried tasty squid", althought the first two characters literally mean "exploding fried" which refers to very high heat stir frying. The second part is self praise for their knife skills, which, to be honest, aren't that impressive! Not bad, but not worthy of mention. I can do just as well, if not better.
The flavour was good though and again the squid not overcooked. Ingredients were squid, fresh green peppers, dried red peppers, Chinese celery, ginger, garlic, Shaoxing wine. If there was soy sauce in there it was a tiny amount.
Note: When I order, there is a box to click if you don't want the usual accompanying set of disposal cutlery - disposable bamboo chopsticks, plastic spoon, toothpick and napkin. I guess people at work or similar situations need such, but I'm at home now fully equipped. In hospital, I needed them. When I went mad in hospital and ordered a pizza, that came with a plastic knife and fork.
However, they always ignore this request and send the damn things anyway - despite the request being clearly marked on the delivery note.
I have read that Beijing alone gets through 2 million of these every day. I dread to think what the whole country gets through! Beijing isn't even the largest city.
