China Comic -- The Relationship with Food

One of my Chinese friends at first couldn't understand when I told her that we have the same fruits in the grocery store, and that all meat is conveniently chopped into boneless skinless chunks and wrapped in plastic. "But how do you know what food is in season?"

Seasons in China is an interesting thing for me because I'm always here in the summer. Uncle will always talk about the great seafood that comes in season in the Fall, and how I'm never here to eat it. Likewise, I always draw myself and others traipsing through these comics in short sleeves and skirts because I have no idea what Chinese people wear in the winter. My own seasonal experience of China is truncated.

Part of this was inspired from watching Food, Inc before leaving for China. Part of this was inspired by walking around the streets of Shanghai and spotting all sorts of vendors. A final part of this was inspired by our visit to the countryside by Ningbo where they fed us 5 different types of fish in one meal (all with heads, all alive in the kitchen), and then in the next meal, served us another 5 different types of fish. I love fish, and yet, I am not good at dealing with fish bones. River fish tend to be full of bones. As in, if I take a bite, there'd be 20 tiny bones in that bite.

Also: Ugh, I can never figure out how to do motion lines. :(

Finally: I think this comic is a little wider than usual. Hope it doesn't break anyone's friends page. (Or am I the only one still using a 1024px wide monitor?)