I’ve gained over 5 kg during the last 10 days in Vientiane and Kunming, which is about time as it will be a big challenge getting sufficient and filling food here in China. I love Chinese food outside China, but here I often don’t know what I order because nothing in the menu looks like the dictionary. And whatever arrives is often less appealing (too fat, too sweet, too spicy or not spicy at all, strange taste, etc.) – I will of course eat it but not because I enjoy it.