The Sichuan food is pretty intense. Very spicy – but aromatic and floral spicy. But it’s hard going for 6 days – very oily and EVERYTHING is spicy. We were craving something ‘not-Chinese’ to eat – like bread and cheese, and getting depressed about how filthy and foul everything is. Stayed at the Sofitel – absolutely filthy. Everything – everywhere. Went swimming – men coughing/snotting and spitting into the pool – etc, etc.
So we went to Carrefour (which is a European supermarket chain).
And a big fat rat ran across the aisle over Jack’s foot. Not fun. I thought he was going to cry.