Lunchtime 22 July

So, while the girls have their afternoon nap, I go out walking around Nanchang in search of a good meal. Around the corner from the hotel and six blocks down I came across this wonderful place that serves food from three stations -  veg  / meat, soup and rice. The place was packed at 12:30 when I got there and it had a pleasant buzz going. Nobody batted an eye when I came in and grabbed a tray. I picked up some potatoes steamed with hot red chilis, soy, garlic and ginger, garlic shoots stir-fried with black beans and scrambled eggs, a big bowl of tofu simmered in master stock and a bamboo cup filled with steamed rice and a small, red slightly sour fruit. And a large Nanchang beer that our friends Lisa and Morgan would love - light and crisp.

 

All of this was had for 18 kwai = $2.62 including 15% service charge.

 

I also made a new friend named Bari. He's ten yearss old and his family owns the restaurant. He helped me with Mandarin and I helped him with English. He actually ran upstairs to get his textbook. I met the entire extended family - grandmother, uncles, aunts, mother - and we had a grand old time.