Food and Drink | Dominik Mayer – Products, Asia, Productivity
Run for Your Life
The first dogs I’ve seen so far. No one was chasing them. Anyway, they better be careful.
Proste
A really nice event. I think we’ll go there again next week. All the Chinese spoke German and they even mixed Spezi, ice chocolate and Apfelschorle for us.
It Starts and Ends With Mao
The library. Haven’t been in there yet.
Woks in action.
Never trust Chinese if they tell you something is without meat. A lesson I’ve learned by now. I only ate the lower part and the rice. No idea what the other thing was. Gelatine?
“Celebrate the 98th International women’s day warmly.”(Thanks.)
“Welcome to attend the film department of Tongji.”(Thanks.)
What They Eat Here
Different kinds of tofu, specialties of Shanghai.
Banana Pie
I wanted to take a picture of the McDonalds menu but the lady tore it away quickly. No idea why. Particularly because she handed it back to let us order. And then they gave us the take-away menu. I could have taken a picture of that…
At least I could try the Banana Pie that’s advertised all over the city:
I don’t have to have it again. Too sweet filling and a strange sour crust.
Noodles From the Noodle Man
Only 4 Yuan, about 0,40 Euro.
Things You Find in a Muslim Cafeteria
Tongji branding on the tablet, hidden under the rice.
I Found Food
They tasted sweet, hot and not like Italian spaghetti but it was the best food I’ve gotten here so far. And that for only 15 Yuan, about 1,50 Euro. They also have pizza (38 to 48 Yuan) and free delivery. I’m pretty sure this was not the last time I ate there.
On Campus
Blankets on the campus
Walking to the cafeteria
Someone said that there would be vegetarian food at the Muslim cafeteria so we tried to find it. Without success. The thing is that you can’t just ask someone because hardly anyone speaks English and our Chinese is horrible. I finally had to take rice with vinegar and pepper things… I’ve never eaten so little since being in China. The day before yesterday I bought a whole bunch of candy but it also doesn’t taste. Ah mei.
When we left the cafeteria we found out that the Muslim one was right next to it:
Students at their mandatory basic military training. At least that’s what I was told.
In the Middle
A friend and I met at the metro station Zhongtan Road, half the way for both of us, and walked through a compound near Suzhou Creek.
This could also be a shot of Paris.
The facility only had one normal toilet which the old lady unlocked for me. The rest were squat ones.
We chose this restaurant and Nanx ordered the food via cellphone. Even though I painted animals and fish I didn’t manage to tell them that we wanted something vegetarian.
Downtown Shanghai
At first I thought this would be a mixture of a razor with an mp3 player though it looks more like a vacuum cleaner on this picture:
A Chinese friend told me it definitely is a razor but I still don’t get it.
A chopsticks shop
Lanterns on Nanjing Road
Unfortunately we didn’t eat there. But thanks to my Chinese friend I finally got something without meat, fish, …:
It looks very typical. They also serve these things at school.
This is another, sour one.
And one with meat. But even the none vegeterians didn’t like it.
The soya egg. I learned that it’s impolite to spear something with the chopsticks but I still have no idea how to eat the egg otherwise.
Salt Sticks
A Chinese friend suggests taking salt sticks to China because – according to her – I won’t be able to eat anything else during the first weeks and they’re not available in Shanghai.
Leaving Sweden
Another view of Lappis
Previously mentioned Grillkrydderi
And the fried noodles I’d usually make with onions, basil, oregano and thyme. But if Grillkrydderi is the only thing available… ;-)
Last combined breakfast and lunch with fried noodles, Kanelbullar, bread and margarine. That was one-week vegan’s first day back in his old life and the first time in Sweden that we could eat Kanelbulle together.
On the way to Universitetet
Nice light
Flygbussarna terminal
Check-in at Stockholm-Skavsta Airport
Our plane arrived too late so we had to wait for an hour. The pilot was quite funny, he appologized and assured: “We’ll have you down there as soon as possible.” Then he asked everyone to be seated as soon as possible because: “We have to be airborne in ten minutes.” He didn’t even stop at the beginning of the rollway, just drove around the corner, speeded up and took off.
They take away all the nail scissors but sell canned peanuts with these sharp tops. I’d rather be threatened with the scissors.
Frozen car
Burger King vs. Gusticus. Why is the first one closed at half past midnight?
Fried potatoes
Finally home