Today I thought I would have a wee bit of steak. The bit of meat I bought today was just a big lump form the local supermarket. 500 grams to be exact. The red meat at the local supermarket is displayed in the way we would buy a whole rump or similar and so when you ask for a piece of meet you are relying on the butcher to cut a piece as close as possible to the amount you want and hopefully it’s not too far away. I asked for 400 grams today and got 500 grams and so I thought that I would have a steak and then make the stir fry tomorrow. I need some protein.

A simple meal was being had, this was two bits of steak with chilly and melted cheese over the top. Now the smarter folk reading this will say, “but there are three bits” yes there are that’s ’cause I ate one half of one of the wee steaks before. OK?

It was clear to me very quickly that I am lucky I have my own teeth because there is no way you could eat this steak if you had wallies. My jaws were getting sore from masticating this wee steak. It put up quite a fight. It certainly was not a tender and I didn’t want to cook it medium rare, which I prefer, simply for the fact that you hear so many stories about food safety here in China and so I did cook it more to the well done end of the spectrum.