This is another place I was only able to try because I had a China expert with me.

Shantou Huiji Changfen Wang

I asked GPT and it told me what it was. It’s a bit of a shame, really… why is Apple’s AI so poor? It did help me on the trip, but today’s AI is far better… Anyway, I’d never been able to walk into a place with such a flashy sign before, but with someone who knows Chinese well along, I could bravely go in.

Menu

The basics seemed to be clear soups, oden-like wontons, and light flour-based dishes.

Seafood noodle soup

It seems fine as a simple meal. I also had a “wait, they have food like this in China too?” kind of feeling…

Fried stuff

I think this was also something like oden.

Something like cheung fun…

It tasted good. The sauce felt a bit heavy, but there was egg in it too…

A plate of dumplings too

I liked the cilantro on top… It’s not expensive, and you can order a main and a bunch of sides, so satisfaction is high. It was quite mild for Chinese food, and I wondered whether this was even a thing, but apparently Chaoshan (or Teochew) style food is like this. Even within Guangdong, there are said to be three kinds of cuisine: Hakka, Cantonese, and Chaoshan. Chaoshan cuisine in particular is eaten a lot as casual food and has influenced Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia. Chinese food really runs deep. (That said, Chaoshan food isn’t a flavor we don’t know. If anything, it’s mild and closer to familiar tastes.)

Interior

They seem to use some kind of dried meat, though I’m not sure where it goes, and I think seafood noodle dishes are the main thing. There really are all kinds of dishes in Chinese cuisine…

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