I had seen this bizarre phenomenon in Paris last year and again in Madrid this year. That is, that…read moreAsian cuisine styles tend to get lumped together in one restaurant. Convenience? Perhaps. I would think though that it is some sort of insidious form of racism, where tolerance for anything not European forces adaptation on the part of those who have something different to offer.
That said, I felt sorry for the lack of people in this place. The 10 euro all you can eat lunch special should have been packing in the punters on what was a typically warm, late summer Madrid afternoon. With a good range of food on offer, including Chinese stir fry favourites, sashimi and ice cream, I would almost kill to have something this cheap and this diverse back home in Sydney.
The service was friendly and welcoming and the beer, as it should be, extremely cold. As we left this place, I contemplated how European cities must quickly adapt to what will be Asian dominated centuries ahead. For one, they will have to get better, that is, much better at doing Asian food. On that point, despite the horrific prices, many lessons can be learnt from Sydney and Melbourne.
In Sydney and Melbourne, Asian cuisines are thankfully distinct and flavours both sumptuous and gorgeous...