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 'Eat me or eat me not...?' by sugarpuff
So yes, plenty of lovely looking fish but the actual restaurants look like they could do with a scrub! But that goesfor many small restaurants in the WHOLE of China! THERE was the usual spitting on the floor, 'bai jiu' (China's answer to vodka!) and bottles of beer overflowing from each table. The atmosphere was good, but I was to remember that restaurant for a long time after!
We had prawns, crabs, octopus, some strange but tasty looking fish and of course some beer to wash it down with! Whenever I eat seafood in China Im always wary. I dont really know why, but for some reason I just think that it might have been sitting around for ages and be 'out of date' so to speak!
Although very tasty, myself and the cameraman (I was out shooting on this trip) were violently sick all throughout the night meaning we couldnt go to see Gulangyu Islet the next day.....oh well, the weather wasnt that good anyway!!!
So my parting words to you are just 'BE CAREFUL WHERE AND WHAT YOU EAT!' Leave a Comment Theme: SeafoodPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageDirections: Down by the ferry port.
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 by SLLiew
What I was more keen of trying is the local Xiamen fried flat noodles, prawn noodles and spring rolls which are precursors of Penang local famous versions as many Penangite Hokkien are immigrants from Xiamen and Fujian province. You can find them in downtown Xiamen.
There are also hard fruit candies on the sticks you can buy when visiting tourist sites. See phtograph.
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Lin Duck House offers Xiamen specialties like stir fried eggs and oysters, and deep-fried calamari, duck meatdishes, dumplings, and stir-fried Anxi rice noodles. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageDirections: Across the street from Nanputuo Temple
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 by kimberbakos
Pizza, of course. If you are brave, try some of the unique to China toppings. My daughter loved the minestrone soup. The ice is safe to drink, too. It was the only place I had iced tea in China. It really hit the spot. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: Across the street from the ferry boat dock to go out to Piano Island.
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 by cissy4170
2.Vegetable Dishes in Nan Pu Tuo
There are more than forty famous dishes in Nan Pu Tuo vegetable dishes, which are made of rice and four, bean, vegetables, mushrooms, agarics. These dishes pay great attention to the shape, colur and taste. Most of them are called by their shapes.
3.Garlic Pancake
It is a famous Chinese delicacy. It is made of por, shrimp, fish, chufa and garlic. In most of time, it is the last dish at a dinner.
4.Stewed Pork Dumplings
The main materials to make this delicacy include sticky rice, pork, mushrooms dried shrimp, millet. Stir-fry these materials first and mix with soy, MSG and sachet. Tie up with bamboo leaf with diamond-shape. Cook in water till sticky rice tender.
5.Sipunculid Worm Jelly
Sipunculid Worm Jelly is the most typical dish in Xiamen delicacies. Sipunculid worm lives in sand.
6.Fry Oyster
The main material of this dish is oyster. The oyster in Xiamen is very small. Fry oyster in Xiamen is delicate and delicious.
7.Upper Thread
Upper thread is a dish which cooks shrimps, mussel and other fresh seafood and noodle together. Add duck blood and pork blood to this dish would be more delicious.
8.Peanut Soup
The material used into Peanut soup is very simply, but the way to cool need to pay great attention. The peanut soup in Huang Zhe He which locates in Zhong Shan Road tastes best.
9.Xiamen Pie
Xiamen Pie is a traditional food which has more than one hundred years history. The materials include lard, mung bean. The most fomous Xiamen Pie should be Gulang Island Pies.
Countless deliouse snack here!!! of course, I love the cheap and deliouse sea food here too. Leave a Comment Theme: Local
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As Xiamen is at the coastal area, seafood is abundant and is quite commonly eaten. You can eat them in the restaurant or in the stall at the road side. Or if you are planning to cook yourself, you can buy it from the supermarket. Note that you have to catch it yourself, so be prepared for the splash. :p
Before you see your potential dinner, they are placed in many tanks and you select which one you like and then tell the stall owner. They will weight the fish / prawn / crab / abalone and you would be charged accordingly. General rule is of course, the heavier, the pricer. But note that for some fishes, the meat gets very tough when its too big, so its better to get a reasonable size.
Different seafood requires different ways of cooking to bring out its best. So if you are not sure, you can check with the stall owners for recommendations.
Personally, I would think that my experience if eating seafood there is of mixed feeling. There are some nice ones (like small fish fried golden) that I would keep eating, but there are some not so tasty ones that I would stop at the first bite (like the fish soup that tastes simply yucks). It could also be different in taste for people in different country. Usually for those kind of fish, we would cook it with sambal in Singapore rather than brewed it into soup as there is a strong smell that makes it unsuitable.
Overall, I would think that Xiamen is a place for you to try out seafood that you would never see in your own country. Like we ate a seafood which looks like a mega tadpole. When it is served, its cut into pieces and the meat taste a bit like crab. Quite nice. But I have to tell myself not to think of its original state or I would not have any more appetite and would start feeling unwell. Leave a Comment Theme: Local
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I have been to Xiamen many times and because I stay in the Marco Polo I always go to this one street which is full of Western Restaurants and Cafes right across from the hotel. It seems each time I go there is a new place to try. Last time I went there was this great new place. It is a little confusing at first, I don't know if it is two places in one or one place but there seems to be a cafe and patio on the first floor and italian restaurant on the second floor. The place feels really Western and this is great for me. I often get caught up traveling about in China. The menu was in English, real English not translations and the staff seemed to understand and speak some also. The food was very authentic tasting and good portions. It didn't seem like Chinese Western but real Western. I picked up a name card and the manager is Western so I think this has a lot to do with it. The ambiance is comfortable, better on the patio and the second floor than on the first floor inside. Everyone was very friendly.
I had the caesar salad and a cheese burger. My friend had the caesar salad and the lasagna. We both agree the caesar salad was one of the best salads we have had in a while. No corn or other strange things. Just real caesar salad. Also, the burger. Man, I am an American and take my burgers seriously. This place has an amazing authentic western style burger. Big, juicy and delicious. MY friend loved her lasagna, although she couldn't finish it because it was pretty big. We also had desert which was fantastic but I can't remember what it was called. It was very delicious though. I defintely recommend this place. the prices were also very reasonable. Theme: ItalianPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Yun Dang Road West of the Marco PoloPhone: (0592) 5330111Directions: From the marco polo go along Yun Dang Road towards the west and along the lake. You will pass some other cafes but just keep going. It is a big yellow building with palm trees and green umbrellas outside.
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Finally a Mexican....all Mexican restaurant in Xiamen. Great setting, near the lake, near Marco Polo and not where all the "coffee" shops are located.....go, the opposite direction to get there. From the Marco Polo, turn left....walk past True Love Bar....continue to walk until you arrive at Sunmile Bakery.....turn left here...this is a small road and walk down to the end...you will be at the lakeside and right there on the corner is Coyote. Inside is wonderful....more like a modern Mexican theme...but having the colors and textured walls like in Mexico. And the view of the lake or the park is really relaxing. Good food....everything I tried was very good....and the drinks, well let's say the Margarita was one of the best that I have ever had. Friendly staff and good service.
Hard to define this, as all that I have tried has been wonderful....but, I must say, if you like steak...I think this is the best steak in Xiamen......grilled and with some type of Mexican sauce over it. One thing that is not on the menu, but the staff tells you is their Cheesecake....again this must be the best in Xiamen....China???? Anyway, do not be afraid to try anything, it all looks good. Leave a Comment Theme: MexicanPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: I do not have the specific address...look aboveDirections: Marco Polo area on the lakeWebsite: www.coyotecafe.asia
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Peony is a very very big restaurant with many braches speading around the city.
In rush hours, generally from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, u have to allow more time waiting for ur dishes. Leave a Comment Theme: SeafoodPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Hu Bin Rd. (North)
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Shu You Seafood restaurant (ÊæÓѺ£ÏÊ´ó¾ÆÂ¥)
a nice and clean restaurant with very good services. sometimes, you can even have two bottle of free beers!
there are several branches in Xia Men, and you can easily find them by consulting ur hotel boys. Leave a Comment Theme: SeafoodPrice: US$21-30 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageDirections: near Bai Lu Zhou Park
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867 Xiahe Road, Siming District, Xiamen - Xiamen Dong Hai Hotel
1 Zhongshan Road, Xiamen - Super 8 Hotel Xiamen Shidai Ya
29 Hou Jiang Dai, Xiamen - Marco Polo Xiamen
8 Jianye Road, Hubin Bei, Xiamen - Swan Hotel Xiamen
Swan Square, Bailuzhou, Xiamen - Bigong
24 Hubin Middle Road, Xiamen - Yuejia Yibao Hotel Xiamen
328 S Hubin Rd, Siming District, Xiamen - Xiamen International Seaside Hotel
Island Ring Road, Xiamen - Miramar Hotel Xiamen
27 Xinglong Road, Xiamen - United Hotel Xiamen
469 Hubin South Road, Xiamen - Xiamen Plaza Hotel
908 Xiahe Road, Xiamen - Riyuegu Hotsprings Resort Xiamen
1888 Fulian Road, Xiamen - Yitinghujing Hotel Xiamen
200 Douxi Rd, Xiamen - Gem Hotel Xiamen
444 Zhongshan Road , Siming District, Xiamen - Xiamen Lushan Hotel
No 102 Jiahe Road, Xiamen
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