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What is "jianbing" and why is it so good?

11/17/2017

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Jianbing means "fried pancake" and it is one of the most ​popular street breakfast foods in China.  Jianbing are made with a crepe-like batter that is placed onto a flat, round griddle and covered with an egg, various sauces, pickled vegetables, fresh greens and a crispy cracker. Once cooked, it's all folded into a large bundle.  It is one of the treats I look forward to the most on my trips to China.  I wake up early in the morning and go out for a walk in search of some "bing".  Why is it so delicious and popular?
  • It's always made fresh to order.  Because the crepe and the inside cracker get soggy if left for more than a few minutes, each bing is made to right in front of your eyes.  
  • It's fun to watch the cook at work.  There is always a line at the jianbing food stalls so there is plenty of time to observe as the cook works his magic.  
  • Jianbing satisfies a variety of tastes.  The customer decides what type of sauce and vegetables to put inside.
  • It's inexpensive.  One jianbing is more food than I can eat for breakfast and they usually cost about $1 apiece.

Many of the people who travel with me get hooked on bing.  One of my former students, Jeremy, recently opened his own jianbing food cart and catering business in Washington D.C.  Jeremy took Chinese in high school and traveled to China with me and the other teachers and students during his sophomore year.  He continued his studies at American University, spending a semester in Beijing.  Upon graduation, Jeremy started his jianbing business called JINGBING.   His vision is "to bring people closer together through the culture of food... (using) food to make the world a more understanding and delicious place."  Check out Jeremy and Jingbing at  https://www.jingbingfoods.com/

Interested in getting some authentic jianbing in China?  Check out the upcoming Chow Fun tours.
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    Lauren Drazen

    I have traveled all over the world, including adventures in China, Uganda, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia, Argentina, Vietnam, Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, France, Switzerland, England, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Dominican Republic, Mongolia, Netherlands, Canada and Mexico!  My greatest love is introducing Americans to the sites, traditions and people of China.  My hope is to give travelers a new lens through which to see the world.

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