Welcome to A Wok Around Glasgow

 Hey everyone! My name is Amy and I am currently getting ready to go on exchange to Hong Kong as part of my International Business degree. I have so many things to look forward to in the next few months of my life, but being a big foodie, I am excited for all the food I am going to eat while over in Asia. 

Although Asian food is definitely up there with my favourite cuisines, I don't know that much about more traditional Chinese foods (as I am sure chicken balls and salt and chilli chips don't really count). Like many Brits, my experiences with Chinese food have mainly been limited to what I have ordered from my local Chinese takeaway. I must say I am not the most adventurous when ordering a Chinese takeaway, mostly rotating between sweet and sour chicken, chicken satay or chicken chow mein. So, in simple terms, some variation of chicken! With that being said, this blog has been created so I can document all the Chinese food I try here in Glasgow, my home city and somewhere I feel comfortable trying new things, before I head across the world in January. I have set myself a personal challenge to try and order things I've never tried before to push myself out my comfort zone and hopefully find some new favourite foods!

P.S I am also planning on travelling Asia after my exchange semester and also have a love of other Asian cuisines (Japanese, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, the lot!) so if all goes well, this blog could continue...

Thanks so much for reading! Any comments or recommendations are appreciated. 

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