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Default Another Asian Bistro

I went to another Asian bistro that opened up nearby. I can count
five within 5 miles. Besides Chinese you have to offer Vietnamese and
Thai. On the menu which came in the mail were two of my favorites
Vietnamese Spring Rolls and Green Thai Curry. I paid a visit. The
place was empty. There was Chinese chatter in the kitchen. Finally
someone noticed me and apologized. I placed my order for carryout and
told it might be 30 minutes because they were filling another large
carryout order. I struck up a conversation with the owner. He told
me he was from Fujian and his chef was from HK. Usually everybody I
meet in restaurants are from HK. I seem to remember the Fujian
dialect is similar to HK Cantonese which accounts for their
conversation I overheard. He told me he drinks green tea and TGY at
home in the little pots. He gets his tea on yearly visits to Fujian
and in the mail from relatives. He understood when I said GongFu but
didn't recognize YiXing. I mentioned YinZhen, BaiMuDan, SowMee and
didn't recognize those terms. He said he didn't have tea on the menu
because it was too much trouble. I mentioned that Puer was the rage
in China. On the next visit I'll take a chunk. I was impressed with
his English and told him I was teaching myself Chinese grammar. He
corrected my pronunciation of XieXie and think maybe made a friend.

Jim

 
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