UK_Liverpool

Liverpool has changed so much since I left. Surprise to find the new Liverpool One shopping arcade (really big one) which operates until 8pm on weekdays & also open on weekend (back then, shops closes at 5pm); 1 superlamb banana grow into hundreds of different design lamb banana (will share more about this in another blog, I included 2 lamb banana in picture below); so many new chinese restaurants+karaoke & old street buildings turned into fancy new buildings with new shops/restaurants. I can barely recognize the new section of Liverpool & feel lost in it.



I told my colleagues in Denmark that I MUST eat a lot of real chinese food when I'm in UK (and trust me, Chinese food in UK can be really good). When I first landed, I express my 'desire' to eat proper chinese food (aside from shopping) & was brought to eat 'dim sum' the next day morning as brunch. Being a totally satisfied customer, I must share what I ate:-

Went to Albert Dock (the Liverpool harbour) for a walk & view the tall-ships which are stopping at the harbour over the weekend for exhibition from far. The weather is not cold but the strong wind brings down the temperature & can really 'blow me off my feet'. Had to stop for a hot coffee to gain back some warmth.

Went for karaoke in the evening. I feel like living my Penang life in Liverpool. Even the waiters greet us in Hokkien (Penang dialect) / Mandarin because they know my friends & we get special treatment / discount, from the morning dim sum restaurant to the evening karaoke house. After all, it's a small Chinese community, guess everyone just know everyone else.

The food picture taken in karaoke is the result of 10 patience & accommodating people who waited for the last dish to come (despite they're actually hungry) so I can take a complete picture of all the dishes. I know I'm an embarassing crazy girl who always snap pictures of food but I just feel that if the food are nice & I can't share it to others (at least the picture), it'll be a waste. Weird huh?

Anyway, introduction to the food (only in Chinese, sorry), starting from 3o'clock position, clockwise: 白灼明虾，肉丁四季豆，溜鱼片香菇芥兰，凉拌海蜇(not so nice though)，凉拌火鸭，XO酱海鲜乌冬，风塘软壳蟹，香辣鸡翅 (yum yum) & 咸鱼砂煲豆腐.

My UK trip is already worthwhile at this point with shopping, my favourite singing activity, lots of nice food & most importantly meeting up so many friends. More to come...