There is no shortage of fantastic street food on Nanchang Lu near XiangYang lu. Street food stalls sell pancakes, flat bread with meat in, fried dumplings, noodles and even the best bagels in town. However, some people who work in the offices on that junction still order their lunch on their phones and have delivery… Read More »
There is a chap who I have written about this man before. He is a legend in the FFC. There is always a queue coming from the little window from which he sells his potato cakes for 5p each. I have only ever had 3 or 4 because I am rarely prepared to queue for… Read More »
There was a large gathering on the junction of Fuxing Lu and Jiashan Lu and strong police presence. Some men were shouting and a woman was screaming as the police were loading large wooden structures on the back of a truck. I went closer and saw passers-by with their phones out videoing the scene. As… Read More »
This man and his fascinating contraption has been hanging around Nanchang Lu for a few weeks. When I first saw him I couldn’t work out what was happening. There was clearly something in the black cast iron oven being turned quickly over the fire but it wasn’t popcorn. Then after a few minutes he got… Read More »
In Lithuania soon after the fall of the Soviet Union, queues for food and essential supplies were still common place and it was not unusual for people to join a queue without knowing what was at the end of it. I am reminded of this as I walk home along Nanchang Lu each day. There… Read More »