Shundexian, a Hakka Restaurant in Shenzhen
I’d been wandering into whatever place happened to be near the hotel, but this time I got taken to a proper restaurant. This place The name seems to be written in Chinese characters as Shundexian, thoug…
I’d been wandering into whatever place happened to be near the hotel, but this time I got taken to a proper restaurant. This place The name seems to be written in Chinese characters as Shundexian, thoug…
What liquor a supermarket sells and at what price makes for a nice record. Look back in about ten years and it might even be a valuable resource. Anyway, I’ve been diligently snapping photos every time, …
I went to a neighbourhood Sichuan restaurant for a meal, and I think the name was something like Lao Pao’er? It seems to mean an old, long-established shop. The place The places I go to are nothing spec…
Cotti Coffee is a budget coffee chain, roughly the Chinese equivalent of Mega Coffee or Compose Coffee back in Korea. That said, it doesn’t taste bad at all to a Korean palate, and since they sell iced a…
Jimi Dumpling House was near my hotel, so I went there about as often as Idaebang. This is the place I have no idea what it’s called in Chinese, though… Pork with glass noodles Delicious. This pl…
Luohu, also written Lo Wu or Lowu, is the area that connects Shenzhen with Hong Kong. There is an immigration checkpoint, so you can cross straight over into Hong Kong. That is why some people apparently base …
When I’m abroad I don’t usually go to McDonald’s… but China turned out to be a bit different. McDonald’s So “麦当劳” (Maidanglao) is how you say McDonald’s here…
Zhujiao means pig’s foot, so basically pork trotters. There are lots of pork trotter rice bowl places in China, and Yukgang pork trotter rice felt more like a menu name than a shop name. Rice like this …
Idaebang really is delicious, but it suits the Korean palate so well that I kept ending up there. Hunan cuisine uses loads of garlic and chili as a matter of course, so honestly, aside from the lack of kimchi,…
Kungfu is a hugely famous chain in China. Simple, quick meals are their main thing. Their mascot looks a lot like Bruce Lee, so you spot them all over the place. This kind of place In the morning the delivery…
I got up in the morning and took a lap around the neighborhood. This area is the old part of town, so there aren’t that many pretty spots, but it was a good way to get a feel for the local vibe. Yesterda…
Whenever I travel, I always stop by a supermarket. I pick up gifts, and I also get to see what the locals eat. It’s part of the trip. Watermelon At first I didn’t really understand the price label…