After a morning of errands and playing in the park we were hungry. I had a craving for some egg drop soup, so off we went for some Chinese food. Jasmine put on her hesitant face saying “I want real food.” We said this is real food. She look unconvinced. When the pot of tea and teacups arrived she looked even more concerned about what the heck was going on. Then I said “Are you ready for the tea party?” and then Jasmine’s face lighted up. After her first taste of hot tea I could tell she didn’t like it, but because we were having a tea party, she kept asking for more. She especially liked clanking the teacups with us, which I’m sure is a cultural no-no, but I thought it would add that element of fun to encourage her to try new things.

We picked an entree for Jasmine that was pretty much fried chicken and had them put the sauce on the side. She was a trooper and tried several bites of new foods like egg drop soup, fried rice, fried wanton, spring roll, and different sauces before settling down with her chicken strips and ketchup (which the kind server brought in an ornamental Chinese serving dish).

Of course the best part of going out for Chinese food is having left overs to take home, yum.