I was delighted to discover churros in Beijing, and with ice cream! (Sure, why not?) But the second English name threw me for a loop: “Kyrgyzstan Things Fruit.” I don’t know why “churros” wasn’t enough, but... ...full story at Sinosplice
from Sinosplice on Thu, Sep 24 2009
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