Firstly, before I say all things else, I must commend the Cantonese chefs! The food is really one of the better meals I have had since my very first meal in Shanghai, China.
Ok ok, I admit, I am kinda biased. Reason being, I am Cantonese by blood! wahaha! But honestly, the food was really good, although of course, it also helps when Chubby Hubby was adding dishes on his own bill!
I had a very interesting meal though - Horse Meat Bee Hoon!! Ah.. the things the Travel Channel teaches you. So what did it taste like? I'd say... it tastes like dried beef jerky. Slivers of beef jerky. A tad salty, but still pretty good. I think you probably can't really see it, but the little grey-brown piece of meat towards the back of the bowl of the bee hoon is the horse.
But was it delicious, I am sure you are wondering? Well, of course! You are talking to the Queen of Extreme Gourmet here! My only remorse? Probably that I didn't get big enough pieces of the Black Beauty.
I am glad my mom-in-law enjoyed herself. She looks very happy in all the pictures.
As for the scenery, erm.... I dunno, maybe I am a Northern Barbarian. I somehow still prefer the rugged wind-torn landscape of Scotland. The rounded, graceful, cloud-veiled mountains of Guilin somehow seem too ladylike for me. Even the rivers seem to flow too gently.
The cormorants seem to like me though. Maybe they will like you too? Its absolutely fascinating when they catch the fish and then swallow like mad, but the fishes simply refuse to go down their throats because of the band around their necks. Even more amazing that the fishes regurgitated by the birds are taken to sell at the markets for human feed! Eww.. gross! Ok, so here ends my little entry on Guilin. I know.. 8 days in Guilin and I only write a measly few lines and show only these 3 pictures? Honestly lah, you are not missing much,
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