As Seen by TV

The “Mission: Lunch” series hits 2010… showcasing some [mis]fortunate Shanghai lunches.

The first 3 images should look familiar; KFC, McDonalds, and Yoshinoya.  While the last two are from a tiny hole-in-the-wall hot pot restaurant located at Ninghai East Road & Yunnan South Road (map), which packed with one hot pot spot next to the other.  Definitely recommended (if you can read Chinese, or don’t mind pointing at dishes on other tables).

Having the fried chicken from KFC was a first for me… yes yes, I know, I’m almost 30, half -American and have lived in Brooklyn for a decade, and never ever tried the fried chicken.  But now I know why.

As for McDonalds, I have that exact meal once a week… it amuses me that I eat more Mickey D’s/Mackers/McDo here in a month than I did in a year in NYC.  Let’s just say that as much as I love Chinese food, it’s nice to get something familiar.  Not to mention that many KFC and McDonalds restaurants deliver, are open 24hrs, and you can use your metro card to pay!

Then finally to top off the cultural fast food tour there’s Yoshinoya, Japanese fastfood, which has over 85 locations in Shanghai alone.  And I can’t for the life of me understand why.  It tasted exactly like Asian airline food… blah!