What will you eat? Beijing Post #3

We all enjoy a good feast and regular readers of this Blog will know that there are a few local foods I try to avoid. Durian in particular is to be avoided at all costs.
Mind you I am not too fond of Vegemite or baked beans.
But there are always challenges when you arrive in a new place and try to find something local you may enjoy. In Hong Kong we love Yum Cha. But with a twinkle in our eye we sometimes like to order some chickens feet so we can watch the face of a newly arrived guest (they are actually better than you may expect, but not particularly nice).
So heading to Beijing with a determination to eat locally there were challenges ahead.
As for eating locally we failed miserably on our first night going Italian for Pizza. Our local meal near the Great Wall for Monday lunch was not munch, especially when given a bill for 350 Yuan for three very ordinary dishes (always ask before you order is the tip) Needless to say they considered our European faces a potential Gold Mine, especially when the people at the next table ordered considerably more and handed over 100 Yuan and got change! So after an interesting discussion the bill was lowered to 200 yuan (still way too much).
That evening we considered a few restaurants and decided on one that looked OK. We used the point to anything in the menu and what came back was a large bowl (more like a wash basin) filled with all sorts of delicious things to eat and covered in giant chillies. Yes it was spicy, but it sure was nice (and 1/4 the price of lunch)
The next evening after visiting the Forbidden City and the sights of Beijing we headed for some markets and ate what I thought were delicious Chinese version of kebabs, although I was the only one who thought so. Rob disappointed not to find a restaurant serving Dog decided to make do with a SEA HORSE! All part of the Beijing experience