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Chinese Food in China

July 23, 2006

Me so hungry!

тАЬWhat is тАШChinese FoodтАЩ called in China?

тАЬFood!тАЭ

But what do they really eat here? Well, just like usтАж they eat everything!

Did you know that Kentucky Fried Chicken does more business in China than it does in the USA? There is a KFC on almost very block here, it seems!

Did you also know that Pizza Hut is considered an UPSCALE "fine-dining" experience by Chinese? People literally wait in line for an hour to be seated by a maitre'd, and then brag that they've been to Pizza Hut for a night out?

"On Cloud 9"

Just to give you an idea how Shanghai is truly "reaching for the stars" - the Jinmao tower is currently the tallest in Shanghai at 90 stories. Shawn and I had cocktails in the posh bar called "Cloud 9" on the 88th floor.

The architecture is wild! Sometimes fun, sometimes gaudy. (As perhaps in the case of the Oriental Pearl Tower in the Pudong New area.