Last week, I took the train up to Wuhan in Hubei province to visit my cousins. I had the absolute best time and the only thing I regret is that I didn't stay long enough!
I travelled during the Lunar New Year period (aka Chinese New Year), so a lot of the restaurants and stores were closed. Not many people were walking around as normal, but we still managed to venture out and eat!
I have some photos of the restaurants we visited and they're not really the best but I loved the trip so much, I want to share them here too.
The first place we visited when my train arrived was a Japanese curry house called CoCo (老番屋).
I went with the traditional Chicken Katsu Curry, which was so amazing and flavorful.
For the table, we got two small sharing platters with potato wedges, fried chicken, and deep-fried octopus.
Also on the menu was Beef Omurice (stewed beef curry with rice and a fluffy omelette on top), and beef and vegetable curry. Any type of curry you can think of was there!
That evening we then ventured out to another restaurant called Beer Barn.
We got pepperoni pizza, chicken quesedillas, and the juiciest cheeseburger I've ever had.
They also had cocktails, cold drinks, and teas to go around!
This was definitely our favorite place during the whole trip; the vibe of the place was great and the food was the icing on the already amazing cake. We went there every night for dinner!
When in a foreign country and you don't know what to eat, your safest bet is to find the nearest McDonald's, which is what we did!
I decided to try the chicken rice bowl after hearing so much about it, and it did not disappoint!
It's served with rice at the bottom, followed by lettuce, then chicken, then drizzled in mushroom sauce. It was perfection!
On my final night, we went to Show Coffee and Tea (秀玉红茶坊 (汉街店)), which, unlike the name suggests, did not just serve coffee and tea.
I initially had my heart set on the Thai Basil Rice that would come on a sizzling stone plate, but the whole selection of Thai food was unavailable!
I went with the Japanese Beef Rice, and I quickly forgot about what I previously wanted.
For the table, we got a spicy Mexican beef pizza, fries, spring rolls, and mini chicken wraps, along with two jugs of lemon ice tea, and orange ice tea.
Also ordered were steaks, which came with spaghetti, a fried egg, a baked potato, swimming in gravy, all served on a sizzling stone plate.
Probably the best meal I've had in a long long time!
Being in Wuhan was so much fun and I definitely want to venture out and travel a whole lot more this year.
I hope you enjoyed this post, it's very different from my usual, but I loved looking back on this day!
I'll see you in the next one!