Upon returning from Hong Kong, I had dinner before heading home at the 
ramen place I've previously visited (<a target=_blank 
href="http://mpearson.blogspot.com/2010/01/shanghai-expat-december-2009.html#ramen_joint">1</a>,<a 
target=_blank href="../2010_01/index.1.html#ramen_joint">2</a>)in the 
basement of the Jing'an Temple mall.  This time I learned that one 
shouldn't order dry rice dishes at a place that specializes in bowls of 
soup with noodles.