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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.

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.

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 - 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.

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 - 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 township in Liuzhou prefecture, famous for its Dong minority inhabitants, architecture and food.