Every morning before we go for our Aircraft Propulsion Systems (APS)
lessons, many of my classmates eat this for breakfast. Many times I wanted to
buy but was afraid to try due to hygiene issues.
Lately, however, my friends found a stall inside the university selling
the very item I wanted to try. And so, today I deliberately ate a small
breakfast so that I would have a good reason to buy and eat the Jian
Bing Guo Zi.
This is effectively an egg pancake with sauce and a soft dough stick (called
You tiao), or a crispy crust of rice,
rolled up in it. This meal is prepared on the spot and normally eaten for breakfast.
In addition, the Jian Bing Guo Zi is unique to Tianjin but it’s just as popular in Beijing as well.
A vendor making Jian Bing Guo Zi
The one I had for breakfast today cost 5RMB and had you tiao inside. It was rather hot at first, since it just came out
fresh from the grill. But once it cooled down, I could tuck in without any worries. To
be frank, it tasted REAL good. The you
tiao gave the meal a nice salty, yet chewy texture. I haven’t tried the Jian
Bing Guo Zi with crispy rice filling yet but my friends say it tastes nice too.
So until I try it for myself, you just have to take their word for it.
Before I end this blog, I want to sabo
(That’s Singlish for sabotage) you readers. I want to whet your appetite with
the following pictures of Jian Bing Guo
Zi. Scroll down if you dare!
Alright, I’d better stop teasing all
of you now. Take care, dear readers. I
hope you have a good day today!
Best
regards,
Marianne
Author’s Note:
References
Picture of man making Jian Bing Guo
Zi retrieved from http://www.topbeijingtravel.com/pic/city/beijing/eating/Thin-Pancake-4.jpg
Picture of 3 Jian Bing Guo Zi in a
row retrieved from http://www.topbeijingtravel.com/pic/city/beijing/eating/Thin-Pancake-1.jpg
Close-up picture of Jian Bing Guo Zi
retrieved from http://english.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2009/09/25/b1e28b0ca4e243fd8a29922fa13267be.jpg
Imogen Rogerson-Costello. Hungry in
the Streets of Tianjin – Traditional Food and Snacks. Retrieved on 05 October 2012
from eChinacities.com at http://www.echinacities.com/tianjin/city-life/hungry-in-the-streets-of-tianjin-traditional-food-and.html
(2011).
Thin Pancake (Jian Bing Guo Zi). Retrieved on 05 October 2012 from Top Beijing
Travel website at http://www.topbeijingtravel.com/beijing-food-restaurant/beijing-thin-pancake.htm
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