Cabbage in a clay pot.  A great, addictive, salty, hearty dish of
cabbage on rice tossed with roasted garlic, ginger, exceptional black
beans, and more.  The black beans truly were unusual, like potent
salty-spicy balls that needed a piece of cabbage or a spoonful of rice
to be combined with one bean to prevent it from being overwhelming. 
These beans are nothing like the black beans used in Chinese dishes such
as "beef in black bean sauce."  They're a whole different league.  Di
Yin's mom tells me these are special black beans from Sichuan.