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Yes. Ive seen that. Confused me for a bit!

Also illegal and similar punishment.

It is also strictly illegal in China and will get you not less than ten years accommodation in the local slammer.

Pineapple on pizza? Never! Pineapple in Chinese fried rice? Sure! A favourite among the Dai ethnic minority who live in Yunnan on the border with Myanmar/Burma. Another look at the rice?

Another for the Food Myths topic.

Those are Vietnamese rolls on the left. Chinese are different. Rice paper is rarely used in China. The only time I've seen it in a store, it was imported from Vietnam and the shopkeeper didn't know what it was.

The poster isn't only coronavirus related. It has been done several times over the years. No harm in repeating it!

15 cm tall by 20 cm wide. Capacity 5 litres. Yes, it's a spout.

and not Chinese. They seem more Vietnam-influenced to me. 'Minh' is Vietnamese.

Some do; some don't. So, I do all!

Fried hand-pulled noodles with pork, asparagus, scallions, coriander leaf. Soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, garlic, ginger, chilli, sesame oil.

Spring rolls (春卷 - chūn juǎn) are common* (but not with mustard); it's egg rolls which aren't known. The spring roll sales aren't catering for foreigners - many of my local restaurants have them, but I'm the only foreigner in the city and rarely eat them. *particularly right now as we are in the middle of the Spring Festival (Feb 12th-26th this year)

The two Chinese names I gave literally translate as "Sand Pots". I have heard of them being referred to as 'clay pots', but not in China. That said, they are made from a type of clay.

China imports rabbits from Europe!

In Britain, especially in the north of England faggots have long been a staple among the less well-off. The word originally mant a bundle of sticks, then expanded to be a bundle of pretty much anything. En route, it took in a kind of sausage or burger-like mix of pig's offal, wrapped in caul - the net of fat surrounding some internal organs - which was boiled or roasted for dinner. Now Facebook have had to apologise to a group of faggot lovers after declaring that their Facebook discussion violated their rules on propriety. They were threatened with closure of their chat group. The story is here. Their notoriously inept algorithm decided that the chat was some kind of homophobic slur. The use of the word to denote the dish has been around since the mid-19th century. Its use as a derogatory reference to homosexuality arose in the U.S. military in WW1. That meaning did not reach the UK until the 1960s and remains scarce. Facebook started in 2004.

I've had soup that tasted like that!

Externally, the diameter is 5½ inches and the height the same. Internally, the diameter is 4½ inches and the depth 4 inches.

砂锅 or 沙锅 (both shā guō) literally means 'sand pot' and is an earthernware dish used in Chinese cuisine both as a cooking utensil and serving dish. It is used for soups, casseroles etc. but mostly for one pot meals of rice with a topping of various meats, tofu or, less often, vegetarian dishes. They are also used in the preparation of herbal medicines. They are made of a type of white clay which is impregnable to acids, alkalines or salt. Most come from two places - Foshan in Guangzhou Province and Yixing in Jiangsu Province. They are then sold all over China, including Hong Kong and Macao, as well as in south-east Asia. Being made from baked clay, they can be fragile so require careful handling. They should never be put on a heat source when empty. Some liquid (water, stock or oil) is necessary. Otherwise, they are liable to crack. New pots should be soaked for at least four hours then heated a few times to boil water before proper use. This 'tempers' the clay. They can take high temperatures, but the temperature should begin low and build up slowly. When removing from the heat source, be careful to place it on a suitable mat or wooden board. Placing on a wet or cold surface can also lead to cracking. Basically, they come in two types. The most simple is this. Used in takeaway and home delivery outlets, the pot usually comes free. (They cost the restaurant about 1 yuan (USD $0.15). More 'upmarket' and decorative pots are sold for home use and for serving. They can, as you see, become discoloured with cooking use (as opposed to presentation use). Finally, this monster is used for brewing herbal medicines. Would be interested to see any dishes made using these. This old post lists several of the dishes I can order for delivery.

Look like, but much, much sweeter.

Not hot. Very sugary sweet. Horrible!

More than once, I've mentioned here that egg rolls are not Chinese. I was lying! Here are some genuine Chinese egg rolls I bought in my local supermarket about an hour ago. Yes, they are biscuits/cookies! Dip them in your mustard, if you want!

That's how I got mine! I've never specifically bought one. They are dirt cheap and the restaurants just factor the cost into the general overheads. In bulk, they are less than 1元 each (USD $0.15).

Yes. I've been using this sand pot (沙锅 - shā guō) for over ten years now. I got through a few before I worked out how to look after them. No sudden changes, as you say, though they do take a high flame when asked to. That said, for most applications I use medium heat.

So he isn't opening four restaurants at all. He is opening a kitchen which makes four different types of food and so four menus. it's all just marketing.