Jade Palace Hotel Breakfast - Beijing

The breakfast buffet area was on the second floor of the hotel and it overlooked the tea area:

Big hearty meal

1) Noodle soup at the top - the Beijing hotel's noodle soup had the worst noodle soup out of all the places we traveled (and by the end of the trip, I learned not to be a picky eater). This one was bland and the noodles were thick and doughy.

2) "Panish Pastries" otherwise known as peach danish pastries - it was okay probably one of the more edible items at this breafkast buffet

3) The fried rice was okay, if a little salty

4) Bao - I don't recommend this...

5) Fried noodles were so salty, I could barely taste what they would have been like without the soy sauce.

6) Omelette - I think this omelette almost gave me a heart attack: the chef poured in the oil until it was about 3 cm deep and then he started mixing the egg for my omelette. Why do Northerners in China make their food so oily?

I thought this was interesting: Non-Muslim Food

Apparently 1-2% of the total population in China are Muslims (according to the CIA Factbook)

Croissant and Swiss Roll

The croissant looked prettier than it tasted. The swiss roll was nice.

Bailan Melon and Watermelon

Bailan melon is DELICIOUS! The peel is yellow in colour and the flesh is a light green colour. It's not too sweet and has a crunchy texture similar to a honeydew but the flavour is more mellow. Yum!

It's grown near Lanzhou in the Gansu province of China. 

Overall: The breakfast here was passable; the best part was the Bailan melon! I could eat the Bailan melon everyday and not get sick of it. Yum.