Following on from the French Fiasco and the SE Asian Adventure, Sunday was to be my last full day in Nanning for this trip and I had a breakfast plan. 老友粉 lǎo yǒu fěn (literally Old Friend Rice Noodles) is Nanning’s signature noodle dish. It is sold all over the city in varying quality. I was determined [...]
Following our miserable lunch in Pizza Hell, we decided to give Europe a miss for our evening meal. Instead we headed to SE Asia and a restaurant called 菲越星马泰餐厅 or fēi yuè xīng mǎ tài cān tīng which roughly means “Philippine, Vietnamese, Singapore, Malaysian Thai restaurant” This is a chain place which has branches in Guangzhou [...]
Last weekend, I took myself off to the local provincial capital, Nanning for a long weekend. The main purpose of the visit was to see an old and dear friend and to eat. For months said friend and I have been discussing the general lack of choice round Liuzhou. It’s either Chinese or Chinese. Not [...]
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