Congee Village-粥之家

Last week, NYCチャイナタウン近辺にあるCongee Village-粥之家に行ってきました。

Crowd was overwhelmingly Chinese (some mainlanders) but waiters predictably spoke Cantonese and gave me a blank stare whenever I used Mandarin.

Yes, my usual trusted and reliable dish was available in fine form: 蒜蓉豆苗!

Take the subway F line and get off at Delancy exit. If you get lost ask the station attendant near the exit.

Congee Village
100 Allen Street (between Delancy and Broome)
New York, NY 10002
(212) 925-6395

メニューを観てご覧：
http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/manhattan/menus/congeevillage.htm
日本語レビューを読んでご覧：
http://tamtam-hk.hp.infoseek.co.jp/NYCONGEE.htm
http://www.mediajapan.com/nysnaps/food/0897/0802.html

Great Men of Asian History

There is a remarkable if not downright uncanny resemblance between Thailand's King Chulalongkorn the Great, or Rama V (1853-1910). He was the fifth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand, and Dr. Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), the Chinese revolutionary leader who had a significant role in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty.

The former is regarded as one of the greatest kings of Thailand, and the latter a founder of the Kuomingtang and the first provisional president when the Replublic of China was founded in 1912.

The great modern king of Thailand and the founder of modern China. Obscure to some, perhaps, but nonetheless important from both a historical and a fashion-analysis perspective.

Note that the picture of Dr. Sun was taken in 1899 when he was just 33 year old, while in exile in Yokohama, Japan.