jianbing
Sign in to saveJianbing () is a traditional Chinese street food similar to crêpes. It is a type of bing generally eaten for breakfast and hailed as "one of China's most popular street breakfasts." The main ingredients of jianbing are a batter of wheat and grain flour, eggs and sauces, cooked quickly by spreading the batter on a large frying pan or a specialized flat hotplate. It can be topped with different fillings and sauces such as youtiao, baocui (, thin and crispy fried cracker), ham, chopped or diced mustard pickles, scallions and coriander, chili sauce, or hoisin sauce depending on personal preference
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- 煎饼馃子制作过程5.jpg
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- Food.caption
- A Tianjin-style jianbing guozi
- Food.country
- China
- Food.region
- Shandong and Tianjin
- Food.national_cuisine
- Chinese cuisine
- Food.type
- Bing
- Food.main_ingredient
- Wheat
- Food.minor_ingredient
- Eggs
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- Country of origin
- China
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Reasons for popularity
- Regional variations
- Shandong-style jianbing
- ''Jianbing guozi''
- Internationalized ''jianbing''
- See also
- References
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Jianbing () is a traditional Chinese street food similar to crêpes. It is a type of bing generally eaten for breakfast and hailed as "one of China's most popular street breakfasts." The main ingredients of jianbing are a batter of wheat and grain flour, eggs and sauces, cooked quickly by spreading the batter on a large frying pan or a specialized flat hotplate. It can be topped with different fillings and sauces such as youtiao, baocui (, thin and crispy fried cracker), ham, chopped or diced mustard pickles, scallions and coriander, chili sauce, or hoisin sauce depending on personal preference. It is often folded several times before serving.
Jianbing has seen international popularization in recent years and can be found in the West, sometimes with modifications to cater to local tastes.
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