When in China, do as the Chinese do! One way to save a buck when traveling or living in China, or anywhere else in Asia for that matter, is to head for the nearest “food street” when the hunger pangs strike. Not only is everything available at rock-bottom prices but also fresh and delicious. Part of the fun is seeing the stuff made before your eyes as you wait! Today at lunch I did just that…jumped on my CJ750 and rode down the road to the closest food mecca, about ten minutes from the high-school.
Many people have written me over the last few years asking how safe this food is. All I can say is most of us have been eating a lot of stuff off the street since we arrived and nobody has ever had a problem. You soon learn how to tell the cooks how much or little spice you want…I always love mine super spicy. Bring on the peppers! The only thing we will never do is drink the tap water.
It is always fun going for this little jaunt at noon when I can fit it in, knowing what awaits at the end of the ride. Just walking around the area is a sensory experience. The sounds, smells, and tastes of so many different possibilities is enough to send the senses into overdrive. Add to this the usual throng of people and it adds up to another Chinese experience. Every university has this type of food area nearby so most of the customers you see walking around are university students. This place is no exception, although I don’t know the name of the university where it is located. I just know how to get there!
The guy in the video below is still my hero! He has been there cooking with his partner since I first started eating at this spot four years ago and is still there doing his thing…one meal cranked out every forty seconds, give or take five seconds!
