Chinese BULLET TRAIN Business Class REVIEW to Shanghai + Chinese Food Lunch | Suzhou to Shanghai
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In April of 2019, I spent twelve incredible days exploring China after I booked a one-day job there. I had the time of my lie experiencing the amazing people, food, culture, and history of Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou. It was a trip I will never forget and I’m so excited to share it with you!
On the afternoon of my fifth day in China, I arrived back in Suzhou after a day trip to the water town of Tongli in the morning. From Suzhou, I needed to head back to Shanghai. Come along with me as I have some outstanding Chinese food, take the bullet train back to Shanghai, and review its business class along the way! Let’s go!
The bullet train is the fastest and most affordable way to get to Shanghai from Suzhou. The ride only takes 22 minutes and travels at about 217 miles per hour! There’s a train every 20 minutes.
I arrived at Suzhou Station, one of the two station options in Suzhou. If you’re a foreigner, you have to wait in line with your passport in order to buy a ticket. It costs 128 Yuan/roughly $18.58 U.S. for Business Class, roughly 80 Yuan/$11.61 U.S. for First Class, and about 40/$5.81 U.S. for Second Class.
I got a 2 p.m. Business Class ticket to Hongqiao Station in Shanghai. My friend Peter helped me out. I had an hour and 6 minutes to get a meal and relax. We headed through the huge arrival terminal. There were lots of fast food options, but I went for some Chinese food at Fan Dumpling.
I got a set menu for 45 Yuan/$6.53 U.S., which included veggies with mushrooms, a spicy egg drop soup, and shrimp dumplings. Other people were eating dumplings around me and they looked so good!
I dove into the vegetables, which were very light and contained cucumber and a slimy mushroom. It was really good and so fresh! It had lots of Chinese flavors and the combination between the cucumbers and mushrooms was amazing!
Next was the soup, which had a viscous consistency. There were lots of vegetables and mushrooms in it. I liked it despite the sliminess. It was a little spicy, but I made it even more spicy with some chili flake sauce. I loved it.
Then I moved on to the shrimp dumplings. There were big chunks of meat in it. I added some chili to make it spicier. They give you 12 dumplings, so they’re really filling! Then I tried them with a mixture of vinaigrette and the chili sauce. The dumplings contained tiny shrimp from the rivers around here. It was such a great meal!
Then I headed to Departures to check in. I had to find the waiting hall and have my ticket and passport ready. After I ran my bags through the x-ray machine, I checked in and ran to car 16 with 7 minutes left. This station was massive! The trains only stay for about 2 minutes, so you have to board quickly!
Business Class was unreal! It was at the front of the train and so luxurious. There are only five seats there. It felt like I was in a spaceship. I was given a water and a snack. The seats a huge and can recline into a bed. It felt like I was in Business Class on an airplane!
I opened the snack, which was cookies similar to ones I’d had in Shanghai. They were buttery and had lots of layers. They also give you slippers in Business Class. The windows are huge, so you can really see everything. You really have to experience Business Class on a Chinese bullet train!
We slowed down from 300 km/hr to about 270. I was loving China so far. The toughest thing was the language barrier because very few people speak English there. The best thing to do is hire an English-speaking guide, which costs about $100 U.S. per day, not counting food and attractions.
And after 22 minutes, I was back in Shanghai! In Business Class, they even help you with your bags. I got on the Didi app, which is China’s version of Uber. After a frustrating mix-up where I couldn’t really ask for help because of the language barrier, I searched for where I needed to go on my own. Luckily, the Didi app translates languages, so I had some help there!
I got my Didi and took a 20-minute ride to the Puli Resort and Spa Hotel. I was staying there because I had a job with Renault in the city coming up!
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Multi-Regional CHINESE FOOD TOUR at Night - Cantonese, Shanxi, Sichuan & Ningbo | Shanghai, China
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When I traveled to China for the second time in four years in April of 2019, all of the memories I made with my dad during our 2015 trip to the country came rushing back to me. The sights, the smells, and definitely the flavors. Together, those three, along with the rich history and culture, make China a must-visit destination for all travelers. I’m so excited to share my Chinese adventures with you!
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After roughly 24 full hours in Shanghai, my first full day in the city continued into the night with an incredible multi-regional Chinese food tour with my new friend Li from UnTour Food Tours. They do really intimate tours in Shanghai and Beijing, so check them out when you visit!
We started with a Chinese version of a pulled pork sandwich. It’s made with a crispy bread and pork belly, pork fat, and pork skin. It was like a pork bun in sandwich form. It was sweet and savory and both crispy and soft. I loved the five layers and how juicy and tender it was! There are also lamb and beef versions!
Then we headed to a Hong Kong-style café. It’s Cantonese food, which is very different from Mandarin. This place had lots of neon lights and had a diner-like feel. The food has a British feel to it because Hong Kong was ruled by the British.
We started with some locally-brewed rice wine and a draft beer. We also got a pineapple bun with no pineapple, beef rice noodles, roasted pork and duck, and yellow mustard and plum sauce. The rice wine was like a plum-like sake!
The pork belly with yellow mustard was fatty, crispy, and juicy. The duck had nice skin and a great glaze. It was also super fatty and tender! I loved the beef noodles with sprouts and onions, which had a nice sauce. Next was the pineapple bread, which didn’t contain pineapple, but had butter in it. It was sweet with a layer of sugar on top and there was a nice layer of butter in the middle!
After a few more glasses of rice wine, we headed out and grabbed some Ningbo food. We got some Chinese moonshine, called sunshine! It was called the “Strong Aroma.” It definitely had a strong smell. It was super strong, but I wanted more!
Next was the Tsingtao white beer, which I liked it a lot. It almost tasted like bubblegum!
Then we got two dishes: a crispy bamboo that was moist in the center, and fish with seaweed. I loved the seaweed. It was crispy and salty and melted in my mouth. You need to chew it well so you don’t get any bones stuck in your throat!
Next was sticky rice cake with a type of vegetable and bamboo shoots. I’d never had it before, but it was a nice mixture! Then was more super strong alcohol before we headed back out!
Next was a Sichuan spot. I could smell the pepper before I got there. We started with the rabbit head. You have to pull the jaws apart. It still contains the eyes and the brains!
You wear gloves to eat it. I broke the jaw and went with the tongue first. It was crunchy and a little spicy. Then I went for the cheeks. It was so good! It numbs your lips and tongue. The eyes were an explosion of flavor. It was almost like eating wings. This was real spice!
Beer was next, followed by Sichuan wontons and dry noodle with peanuts, pickled vegetables, and minced pork. The wontons contained some spice but wasn’t too spicy. I could feel the heat on my lips and reminded me of the dry ramen I’d had in Japan.
Then was green powder, which is a spice that’s found in Sichuan food. It’s fragrant, and then you take a pinch and put it in your mouth. It’s called the numbing spice. It made my tongue and lips go numb!
Finally, we went to a Shanxi-style diner. We got Chinese asparagus lettuce, which is crunchy and refreshing. Then was the xiaolongbao, a type of soup dumpling. There’s hot soup inside. Li taught me how to eat it without burning my mouth. I slurped the soup and dipped it in the vinegar. It was fantastic! I finished up with the butter fried pastry, which was sweet and crispy and very buttery!
What a diverse food tour! I hope you enjoyed coming along on my multi-regional UnTour Food Tour in Shanghai! If you did, please give it a thumbs up and leave me a comment below. Subscribe to my channel!
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In our final episode here in India we show you what to expect when celebrating Holi in India - the colour festival.
Wow what an incredible time we had here in India - and today was the icing on top of such a memorable trip.
As we were in Jaipur for Holi we celebrated here and there's two things you can do - go to a private party (generally not celebrated with locals but instead at a hotel or event) or head out into the chaos that is the streets.
We did both, whereas the streets certainly have a more authentic and real feel of Holi - we did have a memorable and enjoyable time - however it can get a little bit full on so we lasted about 20-30 minutes before heading back to our hotel Just something to be aware of :)
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Northern GUJARATI Food from HEAVEN + Pol Neighborhood Tour | Ahmedabad, India
There are so many things I love about traveling. Meeting amazing people and making new friends all over the world is one of them. Immersing myself in new cultures, languages, and traditions is another. Diving into the history of new places has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. And, of course, exploring the culinary creations of different countries is something I’ve loved since I was a kid. I got to do all of that in India, and even better, I got to do it all with my buddy Sam from Samuel & Audrey.
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With my time in Ahmedabad coming to a close, Sam and I decided to go all-out for one last Gujarati meal and a tour of one of the city’s amazing historical neighborhoods! Come along with me, Sam, and our guides and new friends Rutu and Haard as we explore the sights and tastes of Ahmedabad one last time!
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We started our final afternoon in Ahmedabad in a Pol, which is a neighborhood or housing cluster that houses families based on their caste, profession, or religion. There, we saw some really old and intricately designed housing, some beautiful temples, some ruined homes, cows roaming the streets, and even some dogs that were pretty aggressive!
The houses there look small on the outside, but Rutu explained to me that they’re huge on the inside. Some of them have as many as twenty rooms! We entered one of the dilapidated homes, and it was massive inside! Each room had four doors branching off of it, and there was a massive terrace. Exploring the pol was such an immersive, local, and uniquely Indian experience.
After a tuk tuk ride where I was literally hanging off the side of it, we caught another tuk tuk to go get lunch. On the way, we passed through a busy market. When we arrived at the restaurant, Rajwadu, we passed through a gate and walked along a beautiful path, past sandstone pillars and through stunning courtyards with gorgeous carvings of Hindu deities. The seating area of the restaurant was built like a huge, open-air tent, with lots of benches and tables to choose from!
I started with a refreshing coconut, lime, and ginger juice that had a ton of coconut flavor.
Our meal consisted of small rotis called rotlas, a Russian-inspired Baingan Ka Bharta, a garlic-and-potato dish called Lasaniya Batata, a yellow curry, a tomato sabzi, a khichdi, a patra, and a sweet dish called Sukhdi.
First, I dove into the patra, which is a vegetable roll that wasn’t too spicy or sweet; it was perfectly balanced with a nice tang to it.
The Baingan Ka Bharta was a really smoky eggplant dish with oil and vegetables that kind of reminded me of a dal. It was extremely tasty and the star of the entire meal for me! The Lasaniya Batata had a potent garlic aroma and flavor, and had a nice sweetness to it. There was no sourness or spiciness to it. It was definitely my favorite garlic dish I’ve ever had in India!
Next was the tomato sabzi, which also contained sev and coriander, which was amazing. I loved that these dishes had a slight sweetness to them, but weren’t desserts, and still had a savory element to them as well. The khichdi, or lentils with rice, was also fantastic. It had a slightly polenta-like consistency. And next, I went for the pickles with some rotla, which I was told would be spicy, but it wasn’t. It was still great, though!
Finally, we ended our meal with the Sukhdi, a sweet made from wheat flour, jaggery, and ghee. It was very buttery and a little too sweet for me!
All in all, my last meal in Ahmedabad was my favorite veg meal of all-time! I couldn’t get enough of it!
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