Eat Drink Man Woman

I have tried out only a few things since I arrived here: snail, chicken feet and head, hot pot, strange mushrooms (not "that" strange!) and all kinds of dried animals. In general the rice and noodles are realy good for the digestion system, only my taste misses out on any kind of vegetables: paprikas, carrotts, courgette... otherwise: its great! The skill of chopsticks is easy to learn even for the untrained, though most of us know how to handle them anyways, isn't it? Still the swiss army knife could sometimes be helpful, especially for the never-ending noodles!
Eating is social: you share!!! Separate meals wouldn't make sense anyways since they are served when ready: so you can start all together with what comes first. I like the trying part a lot, and there's no need to be jealous that someone made a better choice then oneself!
Restaurants tend to be places to eat - not to sit and talk for hours! After dinner you get off your seats and walk out. Same you do in the movies and at Starbucks and in the metro.

Last week the internationals went for hot pod: all things on the table are boiled in a soup, like fondue without the oil. The food is cheap but still is getting pretty expensive in the longrun, if you eat out twice a day though a meal only cost around 3€. Streetshops are cheaper, but I decided not to try those within the first two weeks.
If I get tired of all the chinese food I can also visit King Ludwig beerhall, a chain serving Bavarian food. The interieur is unbelievable - it's so extremely authentic - I have never seen anything like it in Germany itself: Bavarian furniture, beer brewery equipment, even German Schlager music - duobtfull whether Germans will like it.
For all Ikea hotdog Fans: Yes, Hong Kong Ikea HAS hotdogs and they are 50 € cents.