I must admit, there is a lot of Chinese food that I really don't like. Its not so bad here in Wuxi where the food is much more acceptable to the western palate - especially one that is sensitive to peppers. In Australia, like most people, I really enjoyed the food in Chinese restaurants, but that is not what they serve here, nor in Zhengzhou, and certainly not in the school canteen at LongHu.
So every now and then, we just feel tired of struggling to get through a plate of unfamiliar food, and we need the comfort of a nosh-up at a western restaurant, like KFC. Of course when we were in LongHu it was an hour or more on a rattley bus to indulge in such a treat. Here in Wuxi they are on every street corner.
In LongHu, though, the street food was great. So many interesting and tasty bites, cooked and served straight into your hand on a stick or in a bag. The meat-on-a-stick people had their little charcoal burners on wheels, and as the sun went down they wheeled them into their favourite spot, lit their little fires, and started blowing the flames with a hand-held fan as smoke billowed out across the street.
And then there were so many others. Pancake type concoctions, and sweet potatoes ready-cooked, and noodle mixtures, and "bai-zi-mo" hamburger-type food.
Of course many of these delicious snacks can be found on the streets of Wuxi at certain places. But they are also available in wonderful little permanent kiosks like this one.
The smile and the wave are all part of the friendly service. Gotta love 'em.
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