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Travels in Suzhou: Twice-Cooked Egg Crepe (jidan guanbing 鸡蛋灌饼)

Posted on February 12, 2011 by jen

As a variation on our beloved theme of the Tianjin-style egg crepe jianbing, I’ll post an ode to jianbing‘s cousin, the jidan guanbing (鸡蛋灌饼), also roughly translated as egg crepe. Both are fantastic for late-night munchies or more traditionally, a … Continue reading →

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Recipe for an Egg Crepe (jianbing 煎饼), part 4 of 4

Posted on April 9, 2010 by the ladies

Our love and near-obsession with the jianbing is well documented (for a total of six posts on this one simple street food). We’ve made the pilgrimage to Tianjin, birthplace of the jianbing, we’ve pestered numerous jianbing vendors around Beijing for … Continue reading →

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Recipes for Egg Crepe Innards (jianbing 煎饼), part 2 of 4

Posted on March 16, 2010 by the ladies

When devouring a jianbing, the biggest question usually is – just what is that crispy thing in the middle? In Tianjin guozi (果子) is used – usually translated as a Chinese doughnut (youtiao 油条) – but the youtiao recipes were very intimidating.  Plus … Continue reading →

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