Ravioli Liu — Restaurant in Prato

The Pancetta con salsa cinese is a beautiful gift, but it's not a gift without consequences.

Now, I usually have a stomach of steel, but on this particular day watching Juventus-PSV on my phone at the table, my stomach had clearly decided to embark on its own little adventure. I was about halfway through the dish, slurping up the sauce ike there was no tomorrow, when I felt it. A little rumble. A harmless, innocent rumble... but oh no, it was the precursor to something more sinister.

I attempted to ignore it. I mean, I was in a restaurant, surrounded by people, with a bowl of deliciousness in front of me. But then, it happened. The first fart.

It wasn’t a loud one. In fact, it was almost the opposite—sneaky. Just a tiny puff of air, barely detectable to the human ear. But I knew. I knew it was only the beginning. I quickly glanced around, hoping no one had noticed. Phew, no one seemed to care, and the man at the table next to me was too engrossed in his sizzling duck to hear anything.

I cautiously returned to my Pancetta con salsa cinese, trying to maintain some semblance of grace, but the pancetta sauce was working its magic in a way I had not anticipated. With every forkful, I felt another rumble. The chinese spices were getting revenge for all the years I’d taken them for granted.

By the time I was nearing the bottom of the plate it was as if I had entered a one-man orchestra of flatulence. Each bite seemed to trigger a different tone, like a symphony of farts. Squeaky, whistling, grumbling, and, at one point, something I can only describe as a sad trombone sound. I couldn't help but let out a giggle at my own expense.

But then came the biggest challenge of all. As I reached the end of my meal, the final fart was inevitable. The absolute crescendo of my digestive drama. It felt like the entire restaurant held its breath as I let out what could only be described as a "catastrophic event" from my body.

I froze.

For a moment, it seemed like time stopped. The man with the sizzling duck glanced over at me, his eyes wide. I could see his brain working overtime, processing what had just happened.

Ravioli Liu is a beautiful place, but a place now filled with my gasses. It's been 20 minutes since I left, and I can't stop farting - but I give 5 stars for the amazing food and...

The place is located in the dirty backyard of the houses facing the main road, where it smells like fish from a fish store. I wanted to have lunch, so I ordered 鱼香茄子 but instead got 鱼香肉丝，which is another dish of Sichuan cuisine. The taste of meat was very porky. The dish itself was very large, a real Chinese restaurant portion, which is meant for sharing. I also ordered green tea and it was brought to me in a large glass teapot, which was too big for just one person. For these and a small bowl of white rice I was charged 15 euros, where the main dish was only 7 (which turned out to be 8 because my dish was swapped). I assume the bowl of rice was 2 and the teapot was 5 euros, see the receipt photo. It’s definitely a place to come to with family or friends, and maybe some other dishes are better, but overall I wouldn’t recommend it, despite the authentic Chinese feel of the Chinatown and the authentic taste of food. To add to what has been said already, there were 2 toilet rooms, both clean but in one the door couldn’t be locked and in the other one I couldn’t find any switches for the light and the door lock was some DIY metal hook that didn’t fit the...

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