CM#8 Chongqing Dinner
This movie was taken over two nights eating out at a local restaurant. Last year we were regulars at this place, coming at least once a week until suddenly they shut down. The place used to look horrible, with un-adorned walls, plain wooden bench seats, and dirty floors. But 2 weeks ago, they re-opened as the restaurant anchoring a brand new hotel that was renovated into the building above it. Now it looks great, the food is the same, and the prices have not gone up too much. We ate there both nights for about 36 kuai, not the cheapest food available but certianly a bargian. And for Alison it is heaven, she gets to eat spicy food anytime she wants.
The restaurant, called 渔之家 (Fisherman’s Home | The Fisher’s Hut | The Place for Fisherpeople to Return to After a Long Trip), is styled as a Chongqing 重庆 (formerly known as Chungking) hotpot place, and they have a lot of normal dishes as well. My favorite is something called Gan Bian Tudo Si 干便土豆丝, which are basically french fries, with chili peppers thrown in. Although I can’t breath fire like Alison can, I still enjoy spicy food.
I have gotten to figure out how to use the Quicktime sotware to paste movies together. I know, the editing needs work, but until someone can get me a real editing program for windows or linux for free, this is what you’ll get.