03 October 2008
Carinderias, Macau-Style
Macau side-street eats.
Back from a short trip to Macau. I've officially expanded my intestines beyond tolerable levels, gaining 3 pounds in the process. Amazed at how similar our
carinderia
layouts are to theirs.
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