Full name: Fried Eggs with Chopsticks: One Woman's Hilarious Adventure into a Country and a Culture Not Her Own

Author: Polly Evans Year: 2005 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Travel, Non Fiction, Memoirs, Humor Cultures: China, Asia Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing

Polly Evans's itinerary for China was simple: travel by luxurious high-speed train and long-distance bus, glide along the Grand Canal and hike up scenic mountains. Instead, the linguistically impaired adventurer found herself on a primitive sleeper-minibus where sleep was out of the question; perched atop a tiny mule on a remote mountain pass; and attempting a dubious ferry ride down the Yangtze River. Polly was getting to know China in a way she'd never expected-and would never, ever forget. From battling six-year-olds in kung-fu class to discovering Starbucks in Hangzhou, Polly relives her Asian adventure with humor, enthusiasm, frustration, and determination. Whether she's viewing the embalmed cadaver of Chairman Mao or drinking yak-butter tea, this is Polly's eye-opening account of a culture torn between stunning modern architecture and often bizarre ancient mysteries...and of her attempt to solve the ultimate gastronomic conundrum: how exactly does one eat a soft-fried egg with chopsticks Similar books: It's Not About the Tapas by Polly Evans Behind the Wall by Colin Thubron Red Dust by Ma Jian One's Company by Peter Fleming Lost on Planet China by J. Maarten Troost Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux Night Train to Turkistan by Stuart Stevens Frontiers of Heaven by Stanley Stewart Forbidden Journey by Ella Maillart Country Driving by Peter Hessler The River at the Center of the World by Simon Winchester China Road by Rob Gifford Slow Boats to China by Gavin Young The Early Arrival of Dreams by Rosemary Mahoney Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman Kite Strings of the Southern Cross by Laurie Gough Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks McCarthy's Bar by Pete McCarthy Getting Stoned with Savages by J. Maarten Troost Playing the Moldovans at Tennis by Tony Hawks