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Eighth day of the eitghth month of the eighth year. it only comes once in a a millenium. i'm lucky to be alive on this day! a great chinese philosophy considering it very prosperous. it is probably the reason beijing olympics opted to host the games.

to ride with the chinese luck, one shop here released new flavors of potato chips. they added an oriental zing to an old favorite.

this is the first time i came across a General Tao Chicken. i wonder if there really is a good secret sauce for an authentic General Tao Chicken. ...and who is General Tao? is he a noble kitchen man aside from handling a big hungry army???

well, based from the chips, this one tastes like ginger, soy sauce and hoisin sauce. a pretty nice combination for the good name of General Tao.

ahhhhh.... this is easy. anything from szechwan is spicy! yeah. but this one, they kept it safe for everybody. mildly hot and a touch of sweetness. i guess the market here is to make the spice mild....or else....nobody's going to try the product!