A trendy (the Andy-Warholesque portraits of Mao on the walls are a sort of hint, not to mention the name) up-market (eye-catching menus) sort of place. I spotted this weeks ago, then couldn’t find it again for ages. Just a few of their offerings have an English translation – I’m a big fan of eggplant, so… Continue reading Cheap Eats Nanjing 7 – Eggplant and noodles at ‘Have Never Met’
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Cheap Eats Nanjing 6 – the ‘Chicken Curry’ place
If you are like me and get a craving for cheese now and again, there are limited options in Nanjing (I haven’t yet found any shops to simply buy the stuff). One option is a pizza-joint. They are around, but what you get tends to be small for the price. The other little gem I… Continue reading Cheap Eats Nanjing 6 – the ‘Chicken Curry’ place
Cheap Eats Nanjing 5 – spicy potatoes at ‘Jie Jiao Xiao Cai’
One of the things I miss in China are potatoes – so I was thrilled to come across ‘Jie Jiao Xiao Cai’. It serves a big bowl of spicy potatoes (featured image). It’s a modern, up-market place – so up-market that everyone gets handed a full-colour, glossy A3 photographic menu (no English) to tick off… Continue reading Cheap Eats Nanjing 5 – spicy potatoes at ‘Jie Jiao Xiao Cai’
Cheap Eats Nanjing 4 – Bahali Xinjiang Restaurant
For naan bread encrusted with spices, and spicy tofu – there’s the Muslim Bahali Xinjiang Restaurant. This combination (see featured image) costs 23 RMB and comes with a full pot of tea (more if you want). It’s more than I can eat in one go – so it’s a doggie-bag to have the rest for… Continue reading Cheap Eats Nanjing 4 – Bahali Xinjiang Restaurant
Cheap Eats Nanjing 3 – Steamed Dumplings
For a cheap, quick lunch, three of these steamed dumplings do me nicely. So far I just point to the display ones on the counter and ask for one of each. It gets me a meat one, a vege one and a bean paste one. The price – about 5 RMB. There’s quite a selection… Continue reading Cheap Eats Nanjing 3 – Steamed Dumplings
Cheap Eats Nanjing 2 – Biangbiang Noodles
I had to warm a little to this place – its signature dish, ‘Biangbiang Noodles’, means you are trying to eat (with chopsticks) something that is like an enormously elongated and slippery chink of lasagna. At first I found it impossible to haul the stuff up more than about an inch out of the bowl.… Continue reading Cheap Eats Nanjing 2 – Biangbiang Noodles
West Timor – Mine of Women and the Palm Wine Bomb
West Timor – Mine of Women, and the Palm-Wine Bomb I never thought to see a mine run by women. By why not? And why? Timor is an island north of Australia, and owes its existence to the geological collision between Australia and Indonesian archipelago to the north. The east side of Timor is now… Continue reading West Timor – Mine of Women and the Palm Wine Bomb
Cheap Eats Nanjing 1 – Korean Stone Pot
The first of a series showing where I eat in Nanjing. May be useful to other ex pats or travelers here. I go to this place about once a week for a stone-pot meal. I think the name of the place translates as ‘Stone Pot Place’. It’s on Sipailou, directly opposite the pedestrian crossing at… Continue reading Cheap Eats Nanjing 1 – Korean Stone Pot
Would you like a beer? – Guests of the Kalimantan Police
Roni is a Batak. This is a christian tribe that lives in the Lake Toba area of the otherwise Muslim Sumatra. The Bataks are famous for their relaxed, easy-going, easy to get along with anyone nature. Roni is just the kind of guy a geologist wants as a partner, minder, and Mr Fix-it. There was a… Continue reading Would you like a beer? – Guests of the Kalimantan Police
(Both) Battles of Breitenfeld – a day’s walk near Leipzig
It is a macabre thought that in these days of GIS and databases, someone could probably come up with a map of Europe – colour-coded by the amount of human lives lost in battles over the past score of centuries or so. I wonder what it might tell us. Leipzig is one of those German… Continue reading (Both) Battles of Breitenfeld – a day’s walk near Leipzig