"You mean, you don't have this in your province?!"
I raised a few eyebrows in the shop when i had my camera out and the waiter had the kind of look that said "Which planet are you from that doesn't sell knife-shaved noodles?!" Finally he blurted it out and all the other customers in the shop waited with baited breath for our answer.
Thin slices of dough are shaved on the spot and flipped straight into a boiling pot of soup - hence giving it the name "knife-shaved noodles". This type of noodles originated from Shaanxi province but has since been exported to various parts of China., including Lijiang, where this photo was taken.
Our "Local-Chinese-visting-another-town" disguise blown, we then had to explain that this is a novelty in Singapore.
2 bowls of noodles and a beer for 9.5 yuan- thats about SGD$2, or USD$1.30!
Sometimes, we took a chance to try the food even though the shop doesn't look exactly very er, classy and discovered the best dumplings ever in this little dingy hole-in-the-wall. Fresh home-made and delicious dumplings sold by the dozen! And did i mention they were cheap too?
Me looking grumpy and hungry after getting off an overnight bus
Corner shop in Lijiang's old town selling brekkie. The Chinese here live on staples like rice congee, boiled eggs, noodles or fried onion pancakes, washed down with hot tea. After a month of this, i am craving and almost hallucinating about wholemeal bread, cheese on toast, and coffee.
Sichuanese-style barbeque stand in the town square of Zhongdian... Watch out for the chilli! The spices here pack a punch and you can end up tearing uncontrollably if you are not careful.
...And the glitzier and fancier night market version in Beijing, near Wangfujing
1 comment:
yes, you are right; the best local food is from local street, cheap and fresh, better than the food from a 5-stars hotel. Eat more, and become a sweet fat Hui Ping
;-) kp
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