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I am in beijing now weather wise sunny day time t shirt is fine, later at night jacket,
For me avoid street food, as for restaurant i dont know i only at e at the hotel so far and only go to restaurant at night with my husband clients .
For me avoid street food, as for restaurant i dont know i only at e at the hotel so far and only go to restaurant at night with my husband clients .
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Why are you avoiding street food? In Beijing it should be fine. And why would you not go out to eat during the day?
Why would 40-60 weather (I assume Fahrenheit) feel different in Beijing than anywhere else?
Why would 40-60 weather (I assume Fahrenheit) feel different in Beijing than anywhere else?
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Try the roast duck at Datong, the leanest woodfired roast duck in a very hip place. It has several branches, and we went to the one in Wangfujing. Ask your concierge. Centered in the restaurant are several woodburning ovens where 2 chefs hand roast the duck to perfection. Your duck is carved by the chef at your table, slicing the crispy skin thinly and taking pain to remove all fat underneath. You wrap the duck in freshly made super thin crepe with condiments from a cool ceramic grid tray of thin slivers of green onions, hoisin sauce, wasabi and ginger. Granted this is not your traditional Peking duck, but a contemporary take on it that's delicious and healthier.
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Also, I wouldn't recommend eating on the street in China due to rampant contaminations of ingredients. You might not end up with a diarrhea but you might end up ingesting toxic substances to your body that might wreak havocs(cancer, organ damage) years from now. My DH and I used to think of ourselves as adventurous and trying out street food, a la Tony Bourdain. Even 2 years ago, we were sampling Muslim food on the streets of Xian, and went for lamb thinking with its distinctive lamb smell that it can't be faked. But just earlier this years, there were reports of rampant fake lamb meat in China, even in restaurants. Worse, they were made out of rats laced with high level of rat poison. The rat part may not be as bad for you, but the poison part definitely is. So this year when we went to China again on business, we just ate in 5* hotels and high end restaurants. No more acting like Tony Bourdain!
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