The only thing these photos can’t tell you is how wonderful it all tasted! Though it is just down the main street midway between the ferry terminal and the boat yard, I’d never eaten in this small Baijiao restaurant in all the times we were previously in China. This trip I ate there twice and it’s definitely a favorite. Hopefully it will be there next trip too! “The Muslim Restaurant” is what we all called it because the owners were Muslim, not so usual in Baijiao or Jingan. They are part of the Chinese minorities. We walked there with Stella and Bill because the boat yard cook had needed the day off. Stella ordered noodle soup and two lamb sandwiches for the four of us to share.  I ate till I could have exploded; it was so good. The flavor of “just made” noodles is so different than anything. They have a bite to them and wonderful texture. The broth was clear and flavored with cilantro which I love. Yumm!

  After he made the dough he started the process of making the noodles.

Twist and stretch!

The restaurant opened onto the main street of Baijiao. Across the road under the red tent they are selling plants used to decorate for Chinese New Year.

Making the individual noodle strands.

Into the pot!

Using her chopsticks as a scissors, Stella, Bill and Randal tackle the long stands of noodles. We shared two bowls of noodles that never seemed to end or empty.

Our lamb sandwich which tasted even better than it looks.

Randal and I went back another day, skipped the noodles so ordered three sandwiches. We were full after two but ate it all because it was so good. The bread, about the size of a medium pita, was just out of the oven light and fluffy and then toasted buttery crispy. The lamb and cilantro had a wonderful flavor.

Lucky for us we walked mostly every day from our hotel to the boat yard or we would have come home size X-Large!