I just had a skewer of tanghulu（Candied Hawthorn Skewer）, and I really want to share this snack with you. It’s super popular in China, easy to make, and it’s actually tied to my English assignment—I’m planning to introduce it as a traditional holiday treat, and I hope you’ll love it! The ingredients are simple: just hawthorns, wooden sticks, sugar, and a pan. First, wash the hawthorns thoroughly and let them air-dry completely—this keeps the sugar coating from sliding off later. Then thread the hawthorns onto the sticks to make skewers. Next, melt sugar in a pan over heat until it turns into a glossy syrup. After that, coat each hawthorn skewer with the syrup, sprinkle some sesame seeds on top if you’d like, and dip the skewers briefly into ice water to set the coating. That’s it! If hawthorns aren’t your thing, you can swap them out for other fruits—even some veggies work, like bananas, cherry tomatoes, strawberries, or grapes. You can experiment with almost any ingredient, and it always tastes great. Tanghulu isn’t just a snack, it’s a sweet, crunchy taste of holiday joy that’s loved by kids and adults alike in China. 【《你好，中国 Hello China》百集中英双语国粹文化第63集：糖葫芦Tanghulu-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/gk4xqCU

Today I went out for lunch with my coworkers at a "churrascaria"...a Brazilian steakhouse🥩 This is what a Brazilian steakhouse looks like in Brazil . The idea is pretty simple: we have something called "rodízio". You pay a fixed price, and different cuts of meat are brought to your table nonstop. The waiters walk around with skewers, slicing the meat fresh onto your plate until you say you’re done (or can’t eat anymore 😄). And the “salad bar”? It’s way more than salads. It’s basically a huge buffet with rice, pasta, cheeses, vegetables, hot dishes, and all kinds of food ...so everyone finds something they like. Good food, good company, and that classic Brazilian way of eating slowly… until you don’t Lol