The Tairan Area at Night
I went to the Tairan area a lot, mostly because it was the closest downtown strip to my hotel. There are probably nicer places elsewhere, but I just don’t know them.. The underpass on the way There was …
I went to the Tairan area a lot, mostly because it was the closest downtown strip to my hotel. There are probably nicer places elsewhere, but I just don’t know them.. The underpass on the way There was …
Fujian Province shows up a lot in wuxia novels, but it also has one dish that’s famous even in Korea: Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. So I went to a Chinese eatery whose style might feel somewhat familiar to…
Idaebang again. At this point I’m practically treating it like a work-site canteen… Ordering The kitchen is spacious. Menu explanation and member perks The gist is that if you pay in advance, the…
After eating, I took a little walk around the neighborhood.. Scenery The trees are all huge.. The park fence The fences were something else. When I think of parks in Korea, there are lots of entrances and lo…
I heard there was going to be a drone show at the park, so I went. Oh no.. The thing is, the seaside park is so huge that getting to where the drone show happens is no easy task. You need to know the exact sp…
While walking down the street, I spotted a sign in a back alley saying they sell biangbiang noodles. The sign The character for “biang” is so complicated that even in China they just write it in E…
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&#…
With someone fluent in Chinese by my side, I was finally able to walk into a neighborhood eatery I’d only ever looked at from the outside. It’s called Qingzhu Chuancai (青竹川菜); when the character 川 …
I was walking past a place billed as a Hakka restaurant, so I went in. Normally I only go to chains where ordering and paying is easy and rarely try places like this, but I had joined up with someone who speak…
Idaebang, where I end up day after day.. Soup It’s brewed from a tea bag, which is convenient at least. Side dishes No matter how I look at it, this feels Korean-style.. Stir-fried meat Perfect with r…
I took a look around a park in my neighbourhood. Though calling it a neighbourhood park hardly does it justice; it feels like tens of thousands of people could fit in at once.. Scenery Scenery Scenery Scene…
Dongai Noodle seems to be a well-known noodle chain in Shenzhen. I think I spotted it here and there while walking around.. The place It just feels like an ordinary franchise. As I’ve said before, place…