I ate some deep fried tofu in spicy sauce and steamed bread for lunch from some shacks outside the Humble Administrator's garden, and then bought some jabotica fruits from a smiling woman who kept adding flourescent things to my box, even though I didn't want them, and told her, in Chinese. Then she weighed the … Continue reading Commerce
Category: Food and beverage
At Yang Yang
Ordering wine in Suzhou with my limited Chinese is an adventure. When the waitress told me the only bottle of white wine, was "mei you le"; a glass of Shui Xiang Guo Se (silver) at 38 yuan, under the heading "Chinese yellow wine" seemed like reasonable value for money. 38 yuan is about AUD$7.20. I … Continue reading At Yang Yang
Untours Food Tours
At the appointed time and place, Chang introduced herself and delivered the good news that our tour would just be the three of us. After checking our tolerance for foods and chilli, and giving us a brief overview of the tour, including a warning to give timely notice so she could locate 5 star facilities … Continue reading Untours Food Tours
Sarah Bonnar 