Although I am Chinese and love Chinese food, living here in China makes me crave what I used to eat in the UK. Living here has probably forced me to have a better diet but has opened my eyes to the fact that the everyday Chinese person is very limited in what they like to eat and what they will try. For instance, the set of friends I usually eat with all eat spicy food. EVERY dish they serve is spicy and usually has a stupid amount of chilli's in it. Forget sweet, savoury, sour or any other flavour - its all mouth burning hotness. To be fair, the majority of the people I eat are from northern China where they tend to favour the spicy foods all the time. When they try food that I like i.e. Italian, pizza, cheese, beans etc they hate it and usually can't finish the meal.
Makes me glad that I got to try and love so many different kinds of foods but at the same time it makes me miss all the foods I can't get here. What I wouldn't give for a pie, mash potato, a roast dinner, a Donner kebab, a decent pizza (pizzas here suck), fish & chips, ..... Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying one food is better than the other; I just wish there was more variety here.
Still, I suppose it's what you are used to. I have friends in the UK who are ridiculously fussy over what they eat and do not like trying new things. As the saying goes, "how do you know you won't like if you haven't tried it?".
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Oi Mate! Good to hear youre working again. Whether its temp or long term. The soul needs it to keep healthy.
Sux to hear the food your missing. Is a vacation back for a delicious Donner kebab or some fish & chips in your future? One can only wish eh?
Keep up the blog Im following :-))
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