Friday Favorites: ramen in Melbourne, a fruit shop in Bangladesh, and more

Every Friday, Google Moderators highlight the best posts they found to celebrate the amazing discoveries Local Guides like you are sharing on Connect. These are posts detailing past experiences that we hope will serve as entertainment and inspiration for your future bucket list. This week, ramen in Melbourne, a fruit shop in Bangladesh, and more.

@LilyanaZ : The post that grabbed my attention this week was “The city food dish I missed the most during lockdown - I got it today :slightly_smiling_face: .” Like many others, @PaulPavlinovich was only recently able to visit a restaurant and enjoy a dish that he didn’t know he missed during the lockdown until he had it again. Highlighting alocal ramen shop in Melbourne with positive Local Guides reviews, Paul’s post, as always, has stunning food photography and a few interior shots from the restaurant. What’s more, he included a description of the cleaning and ordering protocol that the place currently follows.

@AngieYC : I find @MukulR ’s series about how he supports small businesses in his area through his Local Guides contributions touching. The post “Supporting small business: Part 2” was so interesting that I went back to read the first part. In the second post, he tells us about a fruit shop that suffered losses during the lockdown and, in an effort to recover, added new products to its range that customers seem to appreciate. Mukul has made sure to mention this in his review. His post is a great example of how a simple thing like adding a review or photo to a business on Maps can have a positive impact in reality.

@InaS : I am a big foodie, so it may come asno surprise that I chose a Food & Drink post for my favorite this Friday. In her post “SIDRA y JAMÓN - NORTE y SUR de ESPAÑA #ValorandoNuestraCultura,” @AlejandraMaria introduces a cider from Northern Spain and a type of the famous jamón ham from Southern Spain, jamón serrano. She tells us what she likes about them, like their color, taste, and texture, and rates them. Are you interested in learning more about these two traditional Spanish products? If so, you should check outher post.

@KlaudiyaG : Even though Christmas passed, I want to tell you about a post by @Nosaint2_Rafael_Fe , dedicated to the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men from the Christmas story. In “Tallado en Piedra Los Tres Santos Reyes…,” the Local Guide takes us to Guavate in Puerto Rico, where the Piedra de Guavatestatues rise in commemoration of the Holy Kings Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar. Their holiday is coming up on January 6 in some countries, so if you’re curious, make sure to read @Nosaint2_Rafael_Fe ’spost to find out more about the sculptures and their story. You will also find some beautiful photos accompanying this captivating narrative.

Tell us about some of the best posts you’ve read on Connect lately and be sure to keep an eye out next week to see if one of your posts is selected for Friday Favorites! You can check out last week’s Friday Favorites here.

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Hola @InaS debo decir que sólo he leído dos de éstos posts y me encantaron. El de Paul refleja lo que muchos sentimos en el año pasado cuando vimos nuestra vida normal dar un vuelco de 360º, las pequeñas cosas, las rutinas simples son las que más añoramos.
Cómo no iba a gustarme el post de Alejandra si estuve en ésa sesión donde nos contó sobre ése delicioso jamón, fue genial.
Felicitaciones a todos los seleccionados!

Saludos.

Silvy :nicaragua:

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Hi @InaS many many thanks for share this post with us. Love your first photo . , its really delicious .

And @MukulR thanks , you always support small business , and I like your every post …thanks again.

Greetings from Bangladesh.

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@InaS , @klaudiyaG ,esta es una gran manera, de recibir El 2021, Gracias por escojer mi post, como uno de los favoritos de la semana

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@SilvyC Feliz año nuevo.

abrazos desde el Reino Unido

@Dave26

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Thank you @InaS for sharing this post with us.

Work of @MukulR is much appreciated , @sweetnovember99 .

Happy New Year

You can read this post: :wheelchair: #AccessibleBengal Kolkata : Nandan

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¡¡¡Wuauuuu @InaS !!!

!!!What an incredible amazing way of starting the New Year!!!, A whole shot of energy :clap: :clap: :clap: THANKS

Congratulations:

@PaulPavlinovich: After reading your post I want, I need to try Ramen :yum:

@Mukul_BD: It´s great helping small business :tangerine: and you are encouraging us to do it in a very simple way: using Google Maps and writing reviews .

@Nosaint2’: Fantástico el artículo con los impresionantes tallados a gran escala y también a pequeña por escultores locales :puerto_rico: .

@SilvyC , tu fuiste parte activa de #ValorandoNuestraCultura. “Degustaste” mi sidra y jamón y yo también tus__Chinchulines Argentinos :yum:__ ¡¡¡Qué bien lo pasamos :dancer: !!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2021

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Thanks for the highlight @InaS I am very glad I had the opportunity to have this Ramen, unfortunately all of my family - in laws, cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. are all in isolation awaiting test results after a family member when to a hot site. It just goes to show that even for the simple things you need to take the opportunities that present so that you don’t miss out.

@AlejandraMaria that face!!

Paul

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What a post! Thanks for sharing! Makes me feel hungry :grin:
I know for sure what I’m cooking today :wink:

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Thanks a lot for supporting me @sweetnovember99 Stay well. Regards.

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Thanks a lot for your appreciations @KalyanPal Dada

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@MukulR vai , your every post always inspire me for writing myself.

Today i also write a post , if you have free time, you can read my post , its about my Vietnam Tour i hope you my post .

Love from Old Dhaka.

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Perfect selection for the Friday Favorites and thank you for sharing with us @InaS

Congratulation to @PaulPavlinovich , @MukulR and @AlejandraMaria for sharing great photos for us.

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Congratulations on the great compositions @PaulPavlinovich , @MukulR , @AlejandraMaria , and @Nosaint2_Rafael_Fe :+1:

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Many many thanks @AbdullahAM :grin:

We are incredible happy, an amazing way to start the New Year.

Greetings from the South of Spain,

Alejandra.

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Thank you very much @TusharSuradkar :blush: I really appreciate your comment :+1:

I really like to share my culture and of course take in consideration accessibility, I have in mind to share something about this last topic :wheelchair:

Greetings from the South of Spain,

Alejandra.

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Wow, nice posts @InaS , thank you for sharing. Congratulations to everyone, nice to see you got back ramen @PaulPavlinovich and yummy jamon @AlejandraMaria :yum: .

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I must say @InaS that I don’t think I had previously read any of these Friday Favorites posts so will make sure I do. in the meantime, congratulations must go to the Friday Favorites @PaulPavlinovich , @MukulR , @AlejandraMaria and @Nosaint2_Rafael_Fe .

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Hi @InaS thank you for beautiful post.

My Friday favorites.

Caption: A photo of the process of collecting date juice.

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