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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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Sanyuanli Market (三元里市场)

San Yuan Li is a wet market in Beijing that caters to foreigners and foreign restaurants that buy in bulk. You can get ricotta cheese, avocados, turkeys, and nutella, as well as sage rosemary and thyme. It’s the best. This … Continue reading

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