Thread by @jpak25

#china #quarantine #meal Day 6 Dinner: spareribs (seemed dodgy), beancurd shrimp and broad bean, stir fried veg, eggplant with garlic sauce (鱼香茄子), potato and tomato soup plus bottled water

#china #quarantine #meal Day 7: Breakfast: spring onion bun, ☝️ boiled egg, sweet malt sponge, pork congee (thought it was plain but I found ☝️ sliver of pork) and yogurt

#china #quarantine #meal Day 7 Lunch: stewed turnip, fried shrimp roll, stir fried veg , ☝️ 🍗 , turnip soup and a clementine (yay)

#china #quarantine #meal Day 7 Dinner: pork and cilantro soup, fish ball filled with fish roe in curry sauce, stir fried lotus root with smoked duck, veg and stewed beancurd (not a fan)

Dessert: mini oranges and beef jerky (courtesy of my friend’s care package)

#china #quarantine #meal Day 8 Breakfast: ☝️ boiled egg, two har gow (Made palatable thanks to some lao gan ma chili sauce), steamed bun, fried dough (油条) still too oily, preserved cucumbers and yogurt

#china #quarantine #meal Day 8 Lunch: spareribs (looked dodgy), chicken possibly cooked in soy sauce, veggie, stir fried potato starch noodle (nice surprise!), celery and fish ball soup plus bottled water (a no fruit day I guess)

#china #quarantine #meal Day 8 Dinner: braised pork belly and tofu, stir-fried egg, bean sprout (this was yum), fried fish and a very salty soup broth with vermicelli plus bottled water

#china #quarantine #meal Day 9: I’ve come full circle. The meals are on repeat. Breakfast is the same as day 2;☝️ boiled egg, a boiled yam, malt bun (my fave), two spring rolls and preserved veggie (榨菜）to pair with the bland food and yogurt

#china #quarantine #meal Day 9: Lunch is the same as day 2; watered down Sichuan boiled beef（水煮牛肉) where the beef is over tenderized so I didn’t eat if, one chicken drumette (safe), stewed turnip and overcooked stir-fried greens (油麦菜), mushroom soup and a clementine

#china #quarantine #meal Day 9: Dinner is the same as day 2; chicken feet (still yum), stewed winter melon, egg drop soup, vegan chicken and overcooked stir-fried veggie with (sad) bacon and bottled water

#china #quarantine #meal confirmed. My meals are on repeat. Day 10 Breakfast is the same as Day 3: pork and century egg congee (皮蛋瘦肉粥), spring onion bun, a sweet steamed cake, ☝️ boiled egg, preserved radish (not pictured) and yogurt

#china #quarantine #meal Day 10 Lunch is the same as Day 3: tomato egg soup, chicken cooked in ginger (can’t see ginger but can taste it), over tenderized beef and green pepper, sliced potato and pork, and stir fried veg, a clementine

#china #quarantine #meal Day 10 Dinner is the same as day 3: winter melon and bamboo soup, stir fried cabbage with a bit of chili, egg with preserved veg, braised pork belly with bamboo shoots and fish

#china #quarantine #meal Day 11 Breakfast same as day 4: mantou (plain steamed bun), ☝️ steamed yam, ☝️ boiled egg, ☝️ vegetable and beancurd bun, yogurt and preserved radish instead of preserved cucumbers

#china #quarantine #meal Day 11 Lunch same as day 4: fish, egg and shrimp (more palatable with Lao gan ma chilli sauce), stir fried zucchini, bean sprouts, egg drop and corn soup (corn is still waxy and mushy) and bottled water

#china #quarantine #meal Day 11 Dinner same as day 4: chicken feet in black bean sauce, seaweed and egg soup, stir fried veg, mapo tofu (still tastes weird), fish ball and pig skin in curry sauce (pig skin is slightly more cooked this time. Fishballs are still a no)

#China #quarantine #meal Day 12 Breakfast is the same as Day 5: congee with corn meal, preserved radish, ☝️ boiled egg, black sesame paste bun, fried dough 油条 (oil still squeezes out when I bite into it) and yogurt

#China #quarantine #meal Day 12 Lunch is the same as Day 5: bitter melon soup (still quite bitter), seaweed (quite spicy!), soy chicken, stir fried veg, rice and fried glutinous cakes (tastes better this time) and a clementine

#China #quarantine #meal Day 12 Dinner is the same as Day 5: stewed winter melon, egg and tomato, Chinese sausage (still mushy) with celery, fried little fish (soggy by the time it arrived) and carrot soup plus bottled water

#China #quarantine #meal Day 13 Breakfast same as Day 6: spicy fatty pork bun (still a weird tasting chili sauce), ☝️ boiled egg, half a boiled corn (the waxy, mushy kind), sweet steamed cake, preserved cucumber, and yogurt

#China #quarantine #meal Day 13 Lunch same as Day 6: tofu and cilantro soup, taro, mushroom and pork, zucchini with dried shrimp, steamed fish with a smidgen of black dace sauce plus bottled water

#China #quarantine #meal Day 13 Dinner same as Day 6: spareribs (still over tenderized), beancurd shrimp and broad bean, stir fried veg, eggplant with garlic sauce (鱼香茄子), potato and tomato soup plus bottled water

#China #quarantine #meal Day 14 included a souped-up PCR test (2 swabs far up the nose and 2 throat swabs) plus swabbing of my pillow, cell phone and door knob for COVID. Breakfast same as Day 7: spring onion bun, ☝️ boiled egg, sweet malt sponge, pork congee and yogurt

#China #quarantine #meal Day 14 Lunch same as Day 7: stewed turnip, fried shrimp roll, stir fried veg , ☝️ 🍗 , turnip soup and a clementine

#China #quarantine #meal Day 14 Dinner same as Day 7: pork and cilantro soup, fish ball filled with fish roe in curry sauce, stir fried lotus root with smoked duck, veg and stewed beancurd (made edible with Lao Gan Ma chili sauce)

#china #quarantine #meal Day 15 was supposed to be at home. But now they only transport one person at a time to avoid close contact so I mostly spent the day waiting at the hotel to go home to start the 7-day home quarantine. So I ended up eating some more hotel food

#china #quarantine #meal Day 15 Breakfast is same as day 8: ☝️ boiled egg, two har gow (more edible if I dip it in some lao gan ma chili sauce), steamed bun, fried dough (油条) still too oily, preserved radish and yogurt

Day 15 Lunch same as day 8: spareribs (still looks over tenderized), chicken possibly cooked in soy sauce, veggie, stir fried potato starch noodle, celery and fish ball soup plus bottled water

A guy in a hazmat suit was spraying disinfectant behind me as I left the hotel. Elevator and transport van were wet with disinfectant. Finally got home. They’ve installed an alarm that alerts the police if I open the door without authorization during #Quarantine #china

14 days + 8 hrs after landing at the Shanghai airport I am finally home after my pillow/cellphone/doorknob and I tested negative for #COVID. Another week before I can step outside this door. They will open my door up to 3x/day for food&garbage #quarantine #china