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When traveling abroad, it's always nice to see restaurants serving the food you'd normally eat back home. It reminds you of how small this world really is, since you can get comfort food no matter where you are.
However, not all food is created equal. When it comes to taste, and the way food is presented, some people do it great, while others leave much to be desired.
Facebook user Arthur Pang stumbled upon what he called a 'Singapore-styled' restaurant in Beijing, China. What he saw there was pretty bizarre, to say the least.
In a series of photos posted on Facebook, Pang shares his bizarre visit to a Beijing restaurant called Borderless, claiming to serve Singaporean food. Its floor staff are even dressed in garments that look like kebaya, famously worn by Singapore Airlines flight attendants.
While we won't bother considering the legality of this little gimmick, what we can look at is the menu. If you're just focusing on the food photos in the menu, everything looks pretty decent. But when you adjust your gaze to their names, this is where things get a little.. weird?
Of course, we can't subject our command of the English language on people who most probably don't speak it fluently (if at all). Let's just say, not even the translator they used was good enough to make all this make sense.
For example, you could help yourself to a delicious serving of 'Vellow (Yellow) Curry Prawn Aad (And) Eggplant': [photo]
Or how about some 'Beef Remdamg (Rendang)': [photo]
That's some damn good looking 'Singapore Barbegue (Barbecue) Pore (Pork): [photo]
The examples you just saw aren't that bad, merely poor spell-checking at most. If you're already familiar with the food, it's not hard to guess. However, it's the other items on the menu that make you question just where (and how) things went wrong with the translation.
I don't know what 'sand bone' I should be grasping: [photo]
don't know, man. I don't see a fat cow anywhere: [photo]
Last I checked, 'Tauhu Goreng' means fried tofu, not water spinach: [photo]
Is this legal? If it is, I would love to try some: [photo]
All jokes aside, it's unclear whether the food here tastes any good. If the photos are of any indication, they probably do taste decent. According to Pang, the restaurant is run and managed by a Chinese national.
