When Christina Otte went to China for a language semester in 2006, she left Germany as a vegetarian. But in the northeastern port metropolis of Dalian, where she studied at Liaoning Normal University, she simply had to try the meaty delicacies of the region. Even today, the GTAI economic expert praises Peking duck and Hong Shao Qiezi (红烧茄子): „I simply can’t do without it anymore.“