Food: A friend suggested their green beans and black beans, Shanghai buns, and chicken Shapta—  as I am vegetarian— Shapta is not on the list. But after 1 year of that suggestion, I finally had their Green beans and black beans: stir-fried green beans, carrots, and shiitake mushrooms with fermented black beans— as an Indian who doesn’t know how to use chopsticks— I had it with tingmo, using the magic of my hands.    But I felt woo in each veggie—that flavour is different; the mushroom was spongy, and the vegetables were perfectly cooked—also, before they served the dish, I felt it would be tasty because of the smell that was coming from the kitchen. However, having it, I thought, what am I missing when I stir-fry? — This thought took me back: my vegetarian friends make better paneer dishes than my non-veg friends; it means those who eat their own make it better, like the Tibetan tea house owner eats Indian food, and her Indian food, like chole puri, is nice. Similarly, at lunchtime,  I saw the host eating some noodle-soup dish— maybe that's the reason: they’re  Asian— Tibetan and Chinese better than any other place so far. P.s: And Today, I also planned a lunch with 2 friends.