Ever since the high-speed rail opened, traveling to Shenyang has become much more convenient and quick~~~
Our train was a little after 2 PM, so we decided to have lunch in Changchun first. A new Wanda Plaza recently opened right next to the train station..
We took a stroll inside; since it was the weekend, there were quite a lot of people, and they were even holding a “Very 6+1” event in the atrium…

Among the many restaurants, we chose one that is highly rated in Shanghai but that I had never visited before: Huang Ji Huang Three-Sauce Braised Pot.
It feels like an upscale version of Chicken Hot Pot. You first choose a type of pot, which comes with a base layer of aromatics like green onions and garlic,
then fish or meat is placed on top, followed by sauce. Once braised, it’s ready to eat. After you’re done, you can add broth to cook other ingredients…
In theory, a restaurant with such standardized supply chains should easily maintain consistent flavors,
but unexpectedly, they were out of a certain sauce… The teriyaki sauce was replaced with spicy chili sauce…
This should be shrimp, chicken cartilage, and chicken thigh meat, but there was pitifully little chicken thigh…
Here’s what it looked like raw:

And here it is cooked—it looks like there’s even less food now….

Actually, the taste wasn’t bad, but there just wasn’t enough meat. We ended up eating mostly chicken cartilage, so next time we’ll definitely order extra meat..
For dessert, we had two cream puffs. The Choux Cream Puffs in Changchun aren’t as good as the ones in Shanghai because the pastry had been sitting out too long…

Afterward, we headed straight to the train station. Along the way, everything outside was a vast expanse of white…

As the most developed city in Northeast China… Shenyang is far more bustling than Changchun…
However, since it was winter and quite cold outdoors, we skipped outdoor attractions like the Imperial Palace and opted for indoor shopping instead~~
We arrived in Shenyang close to 5 PM, dropped our bags at the hotel, and went straight to MixC.

For dinner, we visited Daoxiang Yingxi Palace, part of the Hong Kong Tao Heung Group. The decor was quite nice,
but unfortunately, the food was somewhat disappointing. The char siu wasn’t sweet enough, service was extremely slow, though at least the prices were reasonable…
At least the presentation looked decent….

As a high-end commercial project under China Resources Group, MixC gathers numerous brands,
and naturally includes CR Vanguard’s premium supermarket Ole’, as well as Pacific Coffee~~
So we picked up some strawberries, blueberries, and yogurt~~~ Perfect late-night snacks~~

Photos in this post taken with SONY NEX-5R + 16-50 f3.5-5.6, post-processed in Lightroom.

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