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It is, and is spoken in the province around it (Guangdong), but not anywhere else, I think. Well, a good portion of Chinese immigrants seem to be Cantonese speaking.
That said, I have not met a Cantonese speaking person who did not also speak Mandarin.
Not certain wher all of our Chinese members are from though; I know we have at least four who live in Hong Kong, though.
M.
Betty: Gong Xi Fa Cai is the Mandarin, while Gong Hey Fat Choi is the Cantonese. To my knowledge they mean the same thing: I wish you prosperity in this upcoming year (or a variation thereof).
M.
I’d rather forgotten about those; I’ve heard they’re also useful for removing stains from anything enameled.
We’ve all been there before, buying things that could provoke an odd glance 😉
M.
Ice: I’m one for thinking the stain is probably particles trapped in the clay pores. The only thing I can think of is a long boil and a soft cloth.
M.I’d heard HK’s rent was bonkers. I was never able to “relax” at Starbucks near here. It was relatively small, and the outside seats filled up quick in good weather (we don’t have a habit of table sharing in the U.S.) so when you sat inside you basically sat on top of the grinder. Which was loud. Everyone spoke over it, so the place was even louder. A much more relaxing (quiet) coffee shop I know of is up the road a little ways, and used to be my haunt but they never had very friendly staff unfortunately. These days if I want coffee, the other half and I go to the local Doughnut Connection.
M.
Ice, I think if you submerge it in boiling water a while, it will kill the mould. There will have to be some scrubbing and reboiling, to remove the particles. You’ll have to reseason, though.
M.
I can’t claim I’m at Ground Zero (I’m actually surprised there’s only ONE Starbucks in the county!), but yeah, kind of wish I wasn’t near this.
Then again, they’re targeting China more now. China’s the #1 consumer market. The U.S. has more or less become second fiddle.
M.
