I forgot to add a picture from last time I was in China. This is one I took in one of the new bakeries. These places are springing up at a pace of knots and are Western in style. They serve coffee and tea with some pretty creative flvourings like a tapioca and hazenut cappucino. What is most exciting are the baked goods. They are making stuff up as they go along. Taking Western products and using them as raw materials for their own creations. I saw such things as an Osaka Pizza or my favourite, which I got a picture of, the Hot Dog Danish. they really take a danish pastry and stick a hot dog on it then add a drizzle of cheese for good measure!
There is a sense of pace and innovation here and I rather suspect that many of the creations don’t line the shelves for more than 2 or 3 months while a few manage to become established tastes. They were advertising for chefs and one of the criteria was to be under 35 in age. No purists allowed. I love these sort of crazy places.
