The Foreigner's Guide to Chinese Food Delivery (Meituan & Ele.me)
The Foreigner’s Guide to Chinese Food Delivery (Meituan & Ele.me) Hey, Joran Here In my first month in Chengdu, I ordered food delivery 47 times. I counted. Not because I’m lazy (okay, partly because I’m lazy) but because I was too scared to order in restaurants. My Chinese was “nihao and thank you,” and menus were walls of indecipherable characters. Meituan and Ele.me became my lifeline. Today, I order delivery like a local and I want you to be able to do the same, even if your Chinese is worse than my martial arts (which, trust me, is saying something). ...