Blog Tag - Jianbing

Mandarin Monday: How to Order a Jiānbing in Mandarin
Ubiquitous. Delicious. Not entirely nutritious. You can find them on the street in Beijing and Brooklyn. They are a staple of both morning commuters...
Snack Attack: Griddling Up Jianbing with Our Bejing x the Hutong
Snack Attack is your weekly guide to the sometimes smelly, sometimes flavorful, sometimes odd munchies to be had in the capital. If I told you 煎饼 ...
“That’s Not Jianbing, It’s a Galette!” French and Chinese Cuisine in Solidarité
I am Australian of mixed British stock, but I came to Beijing after living in France for seven years. Once I got over the initial shock of how...
Roasted and Fried: Coffee and Jianbing Festivals Coming Sep 12 Weekend
In two short weeks from now, Beijingers will be all hopped up on coffee beans and ready to devour sesame seeds, thanks to two festivals that will be...
Avodcado Jianbing Finds a New Rooftop Home at Avotaco
Most of the time, passing through a suspicious doorway in the back of a grocery store is an endeavor that will bear little fruit – more than likely,...
Throwback Thursday: Jianbing Man... On National Jianbing Day!
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our 12-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
Spice Up Your Life: Avocado Drum
People of the world! Every boy and every girl: In the lead up to our second annual Hot & Spicy Festival on Apr 20-21, we’re Spicing Up Our Lives...
Great Leap Brewing Get Back to Basics With Their New Jianbing Brunches
Before digging into Great Leap's new brunch offerings, available 11am-6pm on weekends at their Lido branch, one thought quietly crosses my mind: do...
Carlsberg Buys into Jing-A, Great Leap Launches Jianbings
Times they are a’ changin': two seismic announcements this week in the Beijing brew scene: local brewmasters Jing-A have announced a major investment...
Flipping Delicious: China’s Most Beloved Pancakes and Breads
Many people miss proper Western-style bread when they move to Beijing. If the city’s many bakeries don’t satisfy your cravings, then head to the...
No More Avocado Toast: Avocado Drum Offers a Guacamole-Filled Interpretation of Jianbing on Gulou Dongdajie
There are some foods that just take more easily to augmentation (we hesitate to say “fusion”) than others and jianbing is definitely one of them....
Affordable and Honest Tianjin Restaurant Salsa at Xindong Lu
Getting its start in 2012 in Tianjin, the popular restaurant Salsa finally opened an outlet in Beijing recently, on the east side of Tayuan DRC on...
Street Eats: Jianbing Houzi Has the Least Authentic Jianbing
Don't look now folks, but the humble streetside jiānbing is going upscale – and we're not exactly liking what we see. Opened in April, Jianbing Houzi...
Goubuli’s Modern and Chic New Restaurant, Providing Simple Contemporary Food
The Topwin Center at Sanlitun is gradually becoming a huge, upmarket canteen for us at tbj. After Coucou, Zheng, Beyong Yakitori, Shubo, Sifang...
Jianbing Burritos: Chaowai Shop Gives Novel Twist to China's Breakfast Staple
Bored by the prospect of yet another run-of-the-mill jianbing breakfast? If your greasy, carb-y Chinese morning staple needs a fresh twist then stop...