Cost of living in Liuzhou - Part 4: Breakfast

The Chinese have a saying about their three meals a day: 早餐要吃好，午餐要吃饱，晚餐要吃少 or "you should eat well at breakfast, eat your fill at lunch, and eat less for dinner" so, with this in mind, part four of our cost of living guide will explore breakfast options here in Liuzhou...

If you want to eat breakfast like the locals do, you essentially have two options: the first is to visit one of the many breakfast stalls that pop up at the roadside all over the city between 5am and 10am every morning. The one pictured here is for commuters who pull up on their electric bikes to save time. At these stalls you can get 抓饼 spring onion pancakes, 包子 steamed buns with a variety of sweet or savoury fillings, 粥 rice porridge and 豆浆 soybean milk. These places are great if you're short on time and they're really cheap. My average breakfast from one of the stalls will only set me back 7元 (81p).

The second option is 米粉 rice noodles. Rice noodles are a staple food for local people in Guangxi, with many eating them three times per day. The breakfast variety is lighter and without the spicy and sour flavours that are eaten later on. There are rice noodle restaurants everywhere in the city and a bowl for breakfast will set you back between 7元 and 9元 (81p - £1).

Of course, you could go for the more familiar option and have a McMuffin, but you can get that back home. Try to something new; you won't regret it!

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