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Manchester City player Erling Haaland visited a popular restaurant in Chinatown(Image: Happy Seasons\/Instagram: @happyseasons_mcr)<\/p>\nIt’s even considered renaming one of its most popular dishesManchester City player Erling Haaland visited a popular restaurant in Chinatown(Image: Happy Seasons\/Instagram: @happyseasons_mcr)<\/p>\n
A Chinese restaurant<\/a> in Manchester has been inspired by a visit from a top Manchester City<\/a> player to consider renaming one of its most popular dishes.<\/p>\n Last week, Erling Haaland<\/a> – who first joined City in 2022 – posted on social media a number of pictures pictures of himself outside venues in the city centre, including Pho Cue and Fat Pats last Wednesday (November 6),<\/p>\n He also stopped by at Happy Seasons, in the city\u2019s Chinatown<\/a> district, for a quick meal. The restaurant, which has been going since 1982, posted of the visit: \u201cMassively shocked to see @erling come through for a triple roast meat! Couldn\u2019t believe my eyes when he walked in lol. Thanks for coming in pal.\u201d<\/p>\n In another post, the restaurant added: “Okay, we\u2019re still buzzing that Erling Haaland came through for a triple roasted meat! As big City fans ourselves, our jaws just dropped the moment he walked in. We\u2019re thankful he stopped by for a cheeky roast duck and crispy pork belly!”<\/p>\n Join our Manchester Food and Drink WhatsApp group <\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Following the footballer\u2019s appreciation for his meal, the restaurant also said it had considered changing its menu as a result – paying homage to his order.<\/p>\n Their Triple Roast Meats – consisting of roasted duck, roasted pork belly, and roasted char Siu – will keep its name, but customers who order the Haaland Special will get the exact same order.<\/p>\n The restaurant posted online: \u201cThe Haaland Special! We\u2019re just kidding! It\u2019s actually our classic Triple Roasted Meats with Boiled Rice \u2014 a dish we\u2019ve been serving here in Manchester Chinatown for over 40 years.<\/p>\n \u201cAlthough, to be fair, Haaland did order the roasted duck and crispy belly pork. So, as funny as it sounds, if you ask for \u201cThe Haaland Special,\u201d you\u2019ll get exactly what he ordered \u2014 lol.<\/p>\n \u201cOur staff are loving the banter, so come on through! We roast over 60 ducks a day, all freshly marinated the day before and roasted on the same day they\u2019re served. It\u2019s the same method we\u2019ve used for over 40 years, and it\u2019s all served with our in-house sweet soy sauce, made entirely from natural herbs, spices, and sweeteners.\u201d<\/p>\n The post was enough to entice people into wanting to visit the restaurant themselves soon. One person wrote: “I need to visit!! Food looks ace.” Another commented: “<\/p>\n Others have said they will be ordering the Haaland special – and asking for it by name – when they next visit. One commented: “I\u2019ll take the Haaland and rice.” Another wrote: “I want to try the Haaland special.”<\/p>\n In fact, it\u2019s not the first dish that\u2019s been named after the City striker. Popular sandwich spot Ad Maiora, in the Northern Quarter<\/a>, is loved by the player and has a sandwich named after him inspired by some of his favourite things.<\/p>\n The Haarland sandwich features Parma ham, burrata, pesto, truffle oil, sun-dried tomatoes, pistachios and rocket. And tucking in, it\u2019s a sweet, salty and rich mixture of flavours.<\/p>\n Happy Seasons is on 59 Faulkner Street, Manchester, M1 4FF.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_AMR_MEN_111125_HS_02.jpg\")
The restaurant said they were ‘still buzzing’ following Haaland’s visit(Image: Happy Seasons\/Instagram: @happyseasons_mcr)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_AMR_MEN_111125_HS_03.jpg\")
The restaurant’s Triple Roasted Meats with Boiled Rice will also be known as their Haaland Special(Image: Happy Seasons\/Instagram: @happyseasons_mcr)<\/p>\n