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Sign up with Google Sign up with FacebookQ: How are the University canteens
Is it cheaper than off campus and safe to eat generally, just looking for opinions
10 years 11 weeks ago in Business & Jobs - China
quality of campus food can depend on location and size of university.
Currently i am on a campus where there are many different canteens that cater to different wallet sizes, so it can be cheaper than off-campus, depending on where you chose to eat
Food quality: edible to good
no problems so far
My wife works at the local University .... not the hot food canteen, but the junk food dispensary...... sometimes she gets a "good deal" and brings home excessive amounts of "junk food" .....yes it is edible and cheap.... but sometimes I wonder about "kids these days" ... like I never ate potato chips ......too many hard boiled eggs, sticky rice shit, and potato chips and pop/soda/sugar can't be good for you. the cooked stuff next door, I think is pretty good, both nutritionally and cost wise.
It depends on the university of course
* In Hefei university (USTC), the food was really, really good. Good quality rice, fresh & yummy vegetables, lots of variety, all that well cooked, not to much oil or salt, what not too like !
* In Suzhou, the cheapest options were not very good. Yes, 5 RMB for a meal, but the rice was tasting like paper, always the same 6 options, the vegetables were pretty much sponges with water inside. Gave up after a few months and got better food outside for twice the price.