When some of my friends first got to Frankfurt, beyond the skyscrapers and the Römer, their settling-in agenda often included a common, delicious priority: the urgent hunt for an authentic spot of malatang. For anyone not familiar with malatang, imagine the communal, customizable Chinese hot pot, but without the pressure of timing your own cooking […]
Mala Bowl: Frankfurt’s New Malatang Obsession Read More »
There’s a shift in the light, a bite in the Bavarian air that murmurs of changing seasons. And when that chill begins to settle, nothing warms better than a clay pot dish (shāguō 砂锅) – an ancient, humble culinary alchemy that makes the toughest meat cuts soft and every broth drop deeply infused. The porous clay
Brutzeln & Blubbern (小魚砂鍋): Discovering Munich’s Coziest Chinese Clay Pot Restaurant Read More »
We arrived in the morning. The moment we stepped off the plane in Shangri-La—at 3,300 meters above sea level—the air felt thinner and crisper. The number is one thing; the slight dizziness in our heads is another. So, our first order of business was to settle in, take it easy. We checked into our hotel,
Shangri-La Day 1 – Arrival & Ancient Town: Exploring Dukezong, Where Prayers Become Gold Read More »
Lately, Frankfurt’s culinary landscape is buzzing with rise of authentic, hand-pulled noodle shops, where you can watch, as dough is twisted, stretched, and slapped into springy strands destined for a warming, profound beef broth. The broth starts with quality beef and bones, blanched to purity, then committed to a long, slow simmering in a giant
Dough Nation: How Silk Bowls is Pulling Frankfurt’s Noodle Scene Forward Read More »
Missing the way the strands slurp, and the broth clings? Here we are again – on the hunt for a great bowl of noodles. Our search led us to MIAN & CO, a relatively new spot that serves up Northern China’s most satisfying hand-pulled noodles. The interior of MIAN & CO is serenely simple
Saucy, Stretchy, Sensational: Chinese Hand-Pulled Noodles at MIAN & CO (面客) in Munich Read More »
Located within the Madrid‘s lush “Golden Triangle of Art” is a powerhouse trio completed by For a perfect art day in Madrid – you can start with the Prado (3h) for Old Masters, stroll to Thyssen (1.5h) for variety, and finish at Reina Sofía (1.5h) to be shaken by Picasso. But if time only allows
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Lately, Frankfurt has been caught in a loop of drizzling grey skies that blurs seasons, leaving me feeling untethered—as if summer has forgotten its true self. In times like these, a hearty bowl of noodles feels like a perfect intervention to bring a little warmth back to the day. In Frankfurt’s booming Chinese food scene,
China’s Iconic Noodle Bowls at Das Nudel Ding: Noodle Nostalgia in a Rainy Frankfurt Read More »
Today we’ll introduce you to a popular Chinese restaurant with not only one, but three locations across Munich – Slurp Nudelbar (面次郎). We’ll be spotlighting the one near the central train station. What’s special about them is their authentic Chinese hand-pulled noodles and broth recipe, combined with a lighter, Japanese-inspired touch. The result is a bowl that’s rich in
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On our latest trip to Munich, we discovered Bánh Mì Minh, a humble yet sensational Vietnamese spot that’s earned the coveted “Guru Recommend” title for several years running. The vibe of this restaurant channels the bustling energy of Hanoi’s street food stalls and prices are refreshingly reasonable. They have a few must-order dishes that come highly praised
World’s Largest Stone Buddha High above the roaring confluence of three mighty rivers—Min River (岷江 Min Jiang), Qingyi River (青衣江 Qingyi Jiang), and Dadu River (大渡河 Dadu He)—sits the planet’s largest stone-carved seated Buddha🎬. Officially named Jiazhou Lingyun Temple Giant Maitreya Stone Statue (嘉州凌云寺大弥勒石像), and also known as Lingyun Giant Buddha (凌云大佛) or Maitreya Statue (弥勒大像),
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