Chinglish is the simple literal translation of Chinese into English....its probably more than that and I am sure someone with more knowledge than I possess on the subject would find argument in that statement, but lets keep it simple. The first night we wandered the tourist section of Doncheng. By the way it was freezing. We are wearing five layers of clothing and still are cold. Also at this time of year the wind blows off the Gobi desert, which clears the smog, but brings with it a fine cloud of sandpaperish sand..so we are wandering the freezing, sand swept streets looking for the first likely refuge which was a small, basic Chinese eatery.
We were given the menu, in Chinese but with Chinglish translations. We could have eaten..........
Entree
- explodes the frys sheeps internal organs....15rmb (remimbi is the currency,around $3)
- slides the tendons....18rmb
Main
- sheet iron mutton....28rmb
- explodes the loose meat....25rmb
Salad
- the water boils the green vegetables....5rmb
- the sugar mixes the tomato....5rmb
- pats the cucumber ( won't go there!..however it did spark a conversation about Warrick Capper exposing his "Captain Cucumber" (his words) on Big Brother, and whether it was a lebonese cucumber or not...but that's another story!)
- sesame seed cake adds the meat....5rmb
- fries the hemp bean curd....8rmb
- a mouth cup
- vial drink
We had two long neck bottles of local beer for 4rmb each!!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great post!! I would like to know what the "vial drink" was. "Slap the cucumber"? Cannot even fathom what that would be. You didn't write what you ended up ordering. I would be scared to order meat in that restaurant because the Chinese will eat practically anything that crawls. You guys are very adventurous! Who researched all of these bars - you or Mandy? So funny.