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Beijing Street Food: egg crepe (jianbing 煎饼)

Tianjin is the birthplace of jianbing, but here in Beijing there is no shortage of this street food. In researching how to make our own version of this street snack, we are shamelessly eating jianbing as we see fit (which … Continue reading

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Travels in Tianjin: the birthplace of the egg crepe (jianbing 煎饼)

Most people do not think of Tianjin as a tourist destination, but I went recently and loved it. First, you get to be harmonized (hexie‘d 和谐) on the express train, and the female attendants wear luxurious red wool pillbox hats … Continue reading

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Recipe for a Quick Ten Minute Lunch, or Tomato and Egg Noodles (xihongshi jidan mian 西红柿鸡蛋面)

Tomato and egg is a common homestyle dish in China, but in Beijing, I’ve also seen it stuffed into dumplings and ladled on top of noodles – both are delicious. So, a week after watching Christine eat a giant tin … Continue reading

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