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<\/p>\nThe best and cheapest food you can get in China!<\/p>\n
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The jian bing is China\u2019s version of the French crepe<\/a>, but unlike its French counterpart there\u2019s only a savory kind. The jian bing is essentially a thin flour and egg pancake spread on a smooth pan, about 40 cm in diameter. One or two eggs are cracked onto it as one side is cooking. Cilantro and chopped green onions are sprinkled on the still-runny eggs. It’s then flipped over, and brushed with diluted fermented dofu (\u201cthe brown sauce\u201d) and some hot pepper sauce if you like. Then a rectangular piece of crisped dough is placed in its center, the sides folded in atop it, and the whole thing is then folded into thirds and placed in a plastic bag. Many varieties exist and if you bring the ingredients they\u2019ll add whatever you ask them to (e.g. lettuce or ham). They usually go for 3 yuan, and for an extra egg (highly recommended) they typically charge you .50 \u2013 1 yuan per egg. Add a cup of soy milk and you\u2019re still spending less than a buck for a hot meal and beverage.<\/p>\n The rou jia mo\u2014also known as the Chinese style hamburger\u2014originated in Shaanxi province, but is now widely consumed all over China. It is a perfect street food with savory filling and chewy bread (mo). Rou means pork, Jia means placing the meat between the bread and mo means bread. For only six yuan you can get a rou jia mo which is a crisp unleavened oven baked cake opened like a pita and stuffed with shredded fatty pork that has been slow cooked in a delicious broth of soy, cooking wine, star anise, and a pinch of cinnamon.<\/p>\n Did anyone say beef noodles? The famous Lanzhou dish is ubiquitous in China, and was actually voted \u201cthe number one Chinese noodle dish\u201d in 1999. This dish has five main features: clear soup, white radish, red pepper, green caraway and yellow noodles. \u62c9\u9762 (la mian) means “pulled noodles”, and the chef will stretch and pull the noodles by hand until they\u2019re the desired width. If the noodles aren’t stretched and pulled by hand, they just don’t taste as good. The noodles can be wide or slim to meet different preferences. A bowl of beef noodles can cost as little as 4 yuan and takes only a few minutes to prepare. What\u2019s more, Lanzhou beef noodle eateries can be found on almost every street corner in China\u2014two if you\u2019re in Lanzhou! “.<\/p>\n Many people (especially first time visitors to China) are put off by the strong, pungent smell of stinky tofu, but smells can be deceiving. Stinky tofu, which is most commonly prepared by deep frying bean curd, is one of the most delicious\u2014and cheapest\u2014tofu dishes in the Middle Kingdom. Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, delicious tofu for just 5 RMB!<\/p>\n Although it was recently voted one of the most unhygienic street foods in China, malatang remains a favorite among both locals and expats. This numb, spicy soup from Sichuan is the cheaper (and much spicier) cousin of hotpot. Simply pick your veggies and meat and the shop owner will cook them together and a delicious mouth-numbing broth. The price of a bowl of ma la tang depends on the number of ingredients (1rmb per skewer) so you can make it as cheap–or expensive–as you like.<\/p>\n No list about Chinese food would be complete without Chinese dumplings. The Chinese dumplings (jiao zi) generally consists of finely chopped vegetables or minced meat wrapped in small pieces of dough. They can be sweet or savory, steamed or boiled (or even fried) and are commonly served with a dipping sauce made of vinegar, soy sauce and chili oil. Many families traditionally prepare and eat jiao zi together on Chinese New Year\u2019s Eve, the evening before Chinese New Year. Other types of Chinese dumplings include zongzi (\u7cbd\u5b50), xiaolongbao (\u5c0f\u7b3c\u5305) and guo tie (\u9505\u8d34).<\/p>\n By\u00a0Ginger, Account Manager\u00a0at Teaching Nomad<\/em><\/p>\n About our company: Teaching Nomad is an American owned and operated education recruitment company based in Shanghai, China. Our goal and purpose is to help great teachers find\u00a0great teaching jobs<\/a>. Year round, we have hundreds of teaching job vacancies. Whether your goal is to be an ESL teacher or teach in an international school, we have a teaching job for you. You can browse jobs online at\u00a0www.teachingnomad.com\/job-search<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>for the latest job openings. Teaching Nomad is here to make teaching in China easier, so please feel free to reach out and contact us with any questions or inquiries!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The best and cheapest food you can get in China!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n2. \u8089\u5939\u998d(rou jia mo)<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n3. \u5170\u5dde\u62c9\u9762 Lanzhou beef noodles.<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n4. Chou Doufu (\u81ed\u8c46\u8150 Stinky Tofu)<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n5. Ma la tang (\u9ebb\u8fa3\u70eb)<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nHonorary Mention: Dumplings (jiaozi \u997a\u5b50)<\/em><\/h2>\n
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