First thoughts on food

I've been warned and warned about the food in Chengdu. Hot and spicy, la and ma, etc. etc. I would say this is surely true, but by no means has it been too much to handle. I actually think my digestive system will take longer to adapt to eating so much oil (which everything is cooked in!). We've been eating out a lot, so we have been able to get a decent range of the local cuisine. So far, so good...This is us eating beef noodles at the "bulk market" - an expansive market where we bough fabric to make sheets and curtains.