One of the biggest fears for delegation members heading to China was over food.
The Chinese palate has a flair for the exotic, at least to Westerners, and there was real concern that we would not be able to find anything we considered edible.
Most of the delegation members had carry on luggage full of trail mix and granola bars and beef jerky.
Just in case.
We were also given shots to protect against food borne illness.
Just in case.

Turns out nothing could be further from the truth. The food has been great so far, and every dinner has different offerings.
We've been told that the menu was "Westernized" a bit and doesn't really carry the local flavor.

Maybe we'll head out on the town later on this week to find out what the locals eat.
Maybe I'll just hang around the hotel.