Let’s just say that the food in China helped me to lose about 15 pounds while I was there. Yup, for me the food was that bad. But, maybe that’s just me and my eating habits. Thank God I took one whole suitcase full of munchies just for me, or I might have starved to death. It was a small suitcase! Haha. They did have a Pizza Hut, McDonalds, and KFC. So we figured since these places are well known, can’t go wrong. We can always sue them, right? Just kidding. We did Pizza Hut about once a week. Pizza or pasta for me, and garlic bread. Andrew usually had the seafood pasta. We did try some other places too, but let me tell you, it was pretty tough! I remember having a long drawn out conversation with a waiter just to get a steak well done. Yup, I even had the dictionary to look up words, and they still served it to me with blood on the plate. Then, my next thought was always….hmmmmm….I wonder if it’s really cow meat??? Seriously, that was my thought on several occasions. So, to lessen those thoughts, let’s just say I only ordered steak in Wuhu maybe twice in two months, if memory serves. There was a good place called Sasha in Shanghai though to get a steak. Best steak I had in China. We did check out this Korean restaurant in downtown Wuhu. This place was okay, but no joke, they did serve dog!!! So, makes you wonder, what the hell am I really eating??? Be careful what you order! I tended to stick with the KFC, or chicken from Wall Mart. Yup, they had one Wall Mart in downtown Wuhu.
Another memorable meal, was with the owners of the bike shop where we bought our scooter. They invited us to dinner at their place. We had no idea that we would be sitting in the garage with the WD40 on the shelf next to us. You should have seen the food they had. All veggies, but heck I had never seen these before in my lifetime. I just couldn’t do it. Really. So, we told them that I just had McDonalds french fries and that I was not really hungry, so not to be offended if I don’t eat. Andrew tried it though. He is much more daring than I when it comes to the food in China that’s for sure. The other interesting thing was that we could not normally find potatoes. Go figure, no potatoes. And, when we did find potatoes, they were usually served cold. Yuk.
Hong Kong was by far the best place to find good food, and western types of food. Shanghai & Nanjing were are next favorites. Beijing was simply over priced, and not such great food.
Another memorable meal, was with the owners of the bike shop where we bought our scooter. They invited us to dinner at their place. We had no idea that we would be sitting in the garage with the WD40 on the shelf next to us. You should have seen the food they had. All veggies, but heck I had never seen these before in my lifetime. I just couldn’t do it. Really. So, we told them that I just had McDonalds french fries and that I was not really hungry, so not to be offended if I don’t eat. Andrew tried it though. He is much more daring than I when it comes to the food in China that’s for sure. The other interesting thing was that we could not normally find potatoes. Go figure, no potatoes. And, when we did find potatoes, they were usually served cold. Yuk.
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