The food in America is different from our Chinese food. For example, people in America eat a lot of potatoes. They like to eat them every day. They eat bread for breakfast and for another meal. They eat their bread with butter, maybe cheese or jam. Cheese and butter are made from milk. They drink a lot of milk, too. They drink milk in hot or cold, and they put it in their tea or coffee. And they like meat or fish with potatoes and other vegetables, After the meal they always have something sweet. They call that dessert.

A Chinese man brought his favorite dishes reganmian (热干面) and hot pot to Rovaniemi, Finland. He became the first Chinese to open a restaurant in the Arctic Circle (北极圈).

Hu Liang, from Central Chinas Hubei Province, moved to Finland after graduation at 21. For the last twelve years, he has seen more and more Chinese tourists visiting the country to enjoy the winter holidays.

“Chinese people are becoming richer and more international. What has not changed is their stomachs. So I made the decision to open the restaurant,” said Hu.

Hu’s restaurant serves reganmian, a traditional Wuhan noodle, as well as Chinese hot pot. He orders ingredients (原料) from China online and offers e-payment which is popular among Chinese people such as Alipay.

At a price of $18.45, a bowl of reganmian is not only great comfort for Chinese tourists who have traveled from thousands of miles away, but it also appeals to local Finns.

In Rovaniemi, with a population of around 60,000, Hu receives more than 300 guests in the peak season (最繁忙的季节) to offer people a “hot” experience in the cold, snowy land.

Married to a Finnish woman and father to one child, Hu has got used to the local lifestyle with lots of skiing (滑雪) and ice fishing trips.

He said he would bring his child to Wuhan, and try to switch (转换) between the two cities every half year.