On a hungry Saturday we go for some Jian bing (煎饼) in Shanghai. Its a common a favorite snack to many locals as well as foreigners. You can find these street vendors selling these pretty much anywhere in China. We paid 4rmb (about 66 cents USD).
You can’t get far in Beijing without catching a whiff of the heavenly fragrance of pan-fried dough and egg that defines jianbing (煎饼), one the city’s most popular snacks. Read below to find out what it is, where to get it and why, according to a famous legend, it’s considered a life-saver.
What’s Jianbing?
Jianbing, a traditional snack/meal that’s often eaten for breakfast, is a fried crepe made from a batter of wheat and grain flour that is fried on a griddle with an egg(s) and can be topped with scallions, baocui (薄脆 a kind of crispy fried cracker) and cilantro. It can be thick, thin, crispy or chewy, but it’s almost always folded several times before serving.
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