Tonight was my first introduction to actually eating the food in China. Paul, Chuck, and myself decided we would give the local cuisine a try. So once we arrived at the Holiday Inn in Shifu Guangzhou we ventured into the streets to try and find someplace nice to eat. We ended up at a place called The Greenery Cafe. The menu at this place was at least 50 pages long. So there was plenty to choose from. Chuck ordered first, then myself, and then Paul. While I was ordering, I asked the server what Chuck had ordered. (My logic was, if Chuck dies or get sick, then I want be alone.) But I didn't order what ordered, instead he changed his order to what I ordered. Now picture this, first we could barely talk with the girl taking our order. Then Chuck goes and changes his order after placing his order making things more confusing. Even a good McDonalds clerk would have messed up the order. So needless to say they did not get my order. (THANKS CHUCK!) When the food started arriving, I just sat there and watched everyone get food except me. A nice welcome to China from your co-workers. After about 10 minutes, we determined what had happend and we got the server to understand also. They were very apologetic and quickly rushed out what I had ordered. Below is a picture of the first real Chinese meal in China.
It was steak in some brown suace with a fried egg on top. Didn't see the fried egg on top on the menu, so I guess it was a plus. I must say it was an excellent dinner. The only draw back was having to sit next to Paul as he consumed something that once lived in the south China seas. Below are the pictures.
That's a baby squid in his mouth I think.
Yes that is a tentacle off of something.
Honestly this boy will eat anything and that could be dangerous here.
Not comes for the good part. We chose this restaurant because they would accept American credit cards. Paul was going to buy for everyone tonight. When the bill came, they could not accept Paul's credit card. So Chuck and I had to put up the 398 Yuan to pay for dinner. (398 Yuan = $56.90 USD). Nice, first dinner with my co-workers in China and they stick me with the bill. Oh well. Where else could 3 people eat 2 steak dinners and some sea food (loosly spoken) for $57.00 dollars.
Tomorrow will be the 2nd day and I'll try to post more pictures.
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