Rumors have been swirling around the Chinese internet about jianbing makers wildly out-earning the entry-level, college-graduating youth of today. But how much of that is actually true? Netizens have been sharing stories about a Jianbing chef making 30,000 RMB a … Read More
Flavors of China
Essential Vocabulary for Ordering Jianbing
If you’re sick of doing the old point and grunt routine when you’re at your local jianbing vendor in China, why not take a few minutes to learn some Mandarin that will help you look like a pro. It’s time. … Read More
What to Eat at Shanghai’s Muslim Markets
Explore Shanghai’s Muslim Markets There are two large Friday Markets that are hosted outside mosques. In Puxi, the original market downsized and relocated back in 2013, but it sprawls across the street from the Huxi Mosque and still sees a … Read More
Where to Find Shanghai’s #1 Jianbing Stall
Where to Find Shanghai’s #1 Jianbing Stall When guides ask guests on our Shanghai Street Eats Breakfast tour which dish was their favorite, 8 out of 10 will answer jianbing 煎饼. It somehow manages to fit a multitude of descriptors into one … Read More
Chinese Dry-Fried Beef Rice Noodles Recipe – 干炒牛河
Learn to make this classic dish from southern China at home – or join us on a Shanghai Night Eats food tour to sample is straight from the source. The main ingredient of this beef rice noodles recipe is he fen/hor … Read More