There I was, about to sip on my first coffee, when my phone rang.
"I'm downstairs! Bring a plastic bag!"
My dearest friend J turned up with a car full of homemade 粽子 (zòng zi) zongzi (sticky rice dumplings)- two different types. She had 50 of each but I managed to limit her generosity to 5 of each.
Sanjiang* style
J style
However, I wasn't getting away with just that.
She also threw in some homemade 叉烧 (chā shāo) or char siu.
By the time I got back up to my place, the coffee was stone cold, so I went back to bed!
*Sanjiang is a county in Liuzhou prefecture, famous for its Dong minority inhabitants, architecture and food.