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Halal food in Norwich

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When I first move to Norwich for studying in UEA, initally I was struggling  to find halal meat in Norwich, so for the first few weeks I had to survive on eggs, fish and vegetable. Unlike London, Norwich was not very multicultural 4 years back(the situation has improved greatly over the years ) One day of sheer curiosity I asked someone in the UEA Mosque where can I find halal meat, he directed me to go to Magdalen Street , better known as Anglia Square (I have heard it was the old city centre of Norwich ). Entering Magdalen street I was able to find several butcher and grocery stores where halal meat is offered the most famous probably is Haider Butchers which is located opposite to the 99p store and also Al Barakah Halal butchers , there are other shops such as Shah Jalal Halal and a few other Indian shops.  Haider Butchers AL Barakah Butchers The Asda in Norwich also provides Halal meat and also other halal products such as kebabs , burger patties, sau

Korean buffet in London

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Hi everyone. I went to London last Thursday mainly for this buffet. As it is hard to have a decent Korean dish in Norwich, I tend to go to London whenever I miss proper Korean food. This restaurant that I'm going to introduce is in New Malden, London. I have already introduced you New Malden, a Korean town in the UK. You can get to New Malden by train from Waterloo and it takes around 15-20 mins. So when you get to New Malden, you need to walk straight towards a roundabout on the high street. When you reach the roundabout (there is a pub at the corner), you need to turn left and keep walking. After about 10 mins, you will see a light green sign saying 'Kimchi Village' and this is the place you're looking for. As you might realise as soon as you walk in, it is not quite a 'restaurant'. They sell Korean side dishes including Kimchi and some main dishes. During the lunch hour (as far as I know, it starts at 12 pm), they do Korean buffet. It's £