Spanish Traveler: How the Guilin Food Guide Helped My Trip

I did not expect the food in Guilin to be such a big part of the trip. As a spanish traveler with a cautious stomach, I wanted to know which dishes were safe to try and how to avoid the tourist-trap menus.

The food guide pointed me toward oil tea at a local spot away from the main drag. The menu had no English, but the staff used a translation app and pointed at tanks and baskets to show me what was fresh.

Prices varied wildly. One restaurant near the river quoted a beer fish price per jin that would have doubled the bill. Walking two streets inland cut the price by more than half for a similar-sized portion.

For spanish visitors, my advice is to ask for the price before you order any dish priced by weight, carry small cash for street snacks, and trust the smaller places filled with local families.