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Forums > Food & Drink > Digouyou (recycled cooking oil)

I agree with all of you above. However I think it's worth looking at the whole place (and the kitchen) first. How they treat their food shows how they treat their guests.
Cleanliness (in my experience) doesn't have to mean safe food here.

Unless you take samples to analyze before you eat, there is no telling. Maybe just ask them what the price is for digouyou and if they use it :)

What is of more concern is: are there flies in the kitchen, don't eat uncooked food, are the vegetables washed (they do use human manure for fertilizer, and you sure know how many different illnesses and diseases, stomach problems and so on people can have), how do they keep the meat/fish? If fresh (except day-freah at the butcher) if not kept in a fridge (unless dried beef), you'll usually get stomach problems.
Just a couple things to keep in mind... :)

Wish I could upload a picture here. A couple weeks ago at a restaurant they had a cow sitting out in the parking lot, relaxed, munching away on corn... Unaware he was about to meet his end... That's called fresh :)

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Forums > Living in Kunming > A question for the English

I think it's decent for London. Not too low and not high.
London isn't cheap, but it depends if you have a small apartment or if you move there with a family. I think you can find places in your budget if you're by yourself. 6 Most important things: 1. check where the nearest tube/metro lines are if you need them for going to work. Check the area and how safe it is (google maps has street view). 3 Buy your food at Tesco. (Check if there is one nearby your apartment as that saves you a LOT of money if you cook yourself). 4: bring your own lunch to work and a snack for the way back. Lunches add up quickly and sandwiches are not cheap. Why a snack for the way back? In case you get delayed in traffic/tube. 5. Bring water in case you get stuck in traffic/tube (very very important). 6. Get an Oyster card (for overground district trains and metro, tube and bus)
Fine dining is very expensive usually. If you're young and just want a fun dinner with friends, then there are also places that suit that. Wetherspoons or Lloyd's have decent foods and combo events (drinks and food platters)
Just some suggestions :)

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Forums > Travel Yunnan > Dengue aka Bone Break Fever in Xishuangbanna

Lol, that would be a fun bar. Especially if they have a mosquito farm (like an ant farm where you can see them grow up. Customers can stick in their arm for 5 minutes to get a free drink. (Very much required after so much blood-loss).
*apologies for going off-topic

PS: my dad had dengue twice. Once in Africa, once in Thailand. It hits you out of the blue after the incubation period (your body just shuts down). The Thailand strain was never determined, not even by laboratories and "special hospitals for the tropics". There is not much you or they can do if you have dengue.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Good tablet store & brand?

PS: if you get a netbook or laptop, get one with an I processor.
If it runs windows 7, you need 3gb memory or more for photoshop and video editing.
Windows 8: no idea how intensive that is as it is also available for tablets.

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Is there a list available of animals the government sees as endangered or forbidden? Not that I'd ever eat anything like those, but I want to know how far their list reaches in regards to foreign animals and if Yao Ming's efforts paid off. Thanks!

Hmm, sounds like every day driving in KM. Risking your life in an attempt to get to where you have to be.
It feels and looks just like a Demolition Derby here.
(Today a guy threatened to ram our car twice! because he was jealous that we were driving 5 Kph faster than him and using our "indicator light" to offend him...)

It becomes really sad when drivers here don't care about making life hard for people who are ill, pregnant or disabled. Or cause injury or death to others because it is of no concern to them or is simply beneficial to them. I've seen it happen. No deaths yet, but close enough...

Golden rule:
"What you don't know won't hurt you."

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Expensive, but probably one of the best places in this whole province to find genuine top brands (Prada, Gucci, etc.) for outlet prices.
Their jewelry sections in the basement is also very large but I would never touch any jewelry in China.

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Unbeatable priced. Seriously!
Prices start from 25 yuan p/p when you have a member card (deposit money on it).
The theaters are very good and they also show movies in 3D.

They always have the latest movies. Actually, they show most foreign movies in their native language which is awesome as I don't understand much Chinese yet.
Chinese movies are frequently shown with English subtitles.

Just make always sure and ask before attending a show what the language and subtitles are, but I guess that's a given in China :)

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Personally this is one of my favorite halal restaurants in Kunming. ^_^

Known well among the upper class of Kunming, it is very classy and is very good for quality business lunches and dinners. Having been here many times, this restaurant truly never lets you down. It's a little more pricey (-or a lot more pricey than your average noodle and rice restaurant), but the staff is very well trained and the food is exquisite and above all safe (they don't serve pork). (this is an absolute pre- when having business dinners as you don't want your guests to become sick).

My favorite dishes:
Steamed whole fish (predator type) in light soy-sauce.
Ground beef and ground peanuts over baked eggplant.
The seafood ice platter (salmon, scallop and snail) is very delicate and good for making a quality impression.

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This is one of South Kunming's largest farmers markets. Originally named "seafood market" for its focus on fish, shellfish and other seafood, it now contains a large vegetable, fruit, meat, bakery and dried food selection.

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New Asia Athletics Park (Guandu District) is one of the most well thought-out developments of the city. As part of the de-urbanization plan, it accommodates the new government and trade districts of the city.
It is also one of the most child-friendly districts of Kunming.

Located next to the Guandu Ancient Town, New Asia Athletics Park boasts a hospital, dozens of playgrounds in car-free zones and parks, a quality hotel, a stadium with various sport facilities including badminton, ping-pong, basketball and football (there are more facilities).

In addition it has one of Kunming's top Halal restaurants with truly exquisite food and many other options for fine dining, a very good value cinema (who offers a card system allowing you to get tickets for about half price). They always have the latest movies (also available in English or with English subtitles).

It is next to the new Metro line (which already runs here), with easy access to the flower market and Chenggong University town. Carrefour Supermarket, Luosiwan International Trade City and the lake.

There is also a direct freeway to Kunming airport making it a very convenient location.

Planned for opening in 2014 / 2015 there is also the New Kunming Theater and a new Kunming / Yunnan museum.