Drinking and eating time

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Coming to China i had expected little Western food but surprise surprise, there seems to be a non Asian food outlet on every corner in the middle of the commercial centre of Shanghai as well as in the area where the expats live.

While i was on my big 40 minute one way bike ride to Carrefor, which is a French supermarket chain to get some basic supplies not available locally, i passed the usual KFC, Starbucks and Joe's Pizza.

Last night i ventured out into the area near The Bund and Nanging road, again loads of commercial places found anywhere in the world.

We ate out at Jamaica Blues with cutlery and totally Western food, not too badly priced with a beer and burger and chips at 68 yuan but compared to a bowl of noodles and local beer for 10 yuan you know they are ripping off the foreigners in a big way.

Bought some lovely Argentinian and Chilean wine at Carrefor, quite dear compared to my normal cleanskin prices of $2- $4- but at 35yuan much better than 100- 200 for some of the ones on display.

Found a very good substitute for Wicked Latte Rush coffee milk drinks, and western tea is just as good here. Didn't tea come form China in the first place?

And I have suddenly taken a liking to beer. Taste bed change? different climate? who knows but so far Tiger beer and the local stuff went down very well.
Cheers

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a very good substitute for my usual coffee milk fix

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2 precious bottles, wine is very dear here

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Tiger beer is very nice

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Western food AND cutlery

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Good old tea