As promised, here is my first post! Many have commented that our Changsha blog does not feature enough Changsha food. In reply, we give you Duo4luo4 Jie1 堕落街，Changsha's busiest street-food spot. It stretches from the side of Hunan University (Hu2da4 湖大) along the shore of the Xiangjiang River, noisily resisting the imminent demolition allegedly awaiting it.

The street is full of stalls arranged with everything imaginable on a stick. Typically, you point at what you want, a man puts your selection on a tray, and then you sit and wait for him to to bring your finished food, grilled and caked with Changsha's spicy sauce, la4jiao1 辣椒.

Unfortunately, I couldn't take pictures of the different foods because of my technical difficulties, but we have a video! For this post, a video luckily seems more appropriate. Covered with the spicy marinade, all those lotus roots, eggplants, chicken wings, oysters, baby octopi, pieces of beef, cartilage, and tofu, cucumbers, scallions, and other offerings can begin to taste and almost look the same by the end of the night. The street's atmosphere sets its food apart (quite literally due to the roaming stench and hint of stinky tofu).

More posts to come soon! Please add comments and correct me if I have made a mistake.

Hugh