Today for lunch: Jianbing. Filled with an egg, pickled vegetables, a fermented sauce and a cracker, this pancake makes an unpretentious but nutritious meal. For just 5 RMB you can buy one. Two is enough for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In silence, dough is spread over a hot plate of about 50 cm in diameter, so that a flat cake is created. After 15 seconds or so, you may notice that all the proteins suddenly solidify: a cloud of steam escapes from the plate and disappears into the void. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This marks the moment of the egg. A spatula \u2013 a wooden board in the shape of a half moon \u2013 gently taps against the eggshell. The cracks form an opening through which the egg slides towards the cake. On its arrival, the yolk is pinched, the egg is mixed and then spread over the entire cake surface with the same spatula. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then a new spatula appears: a putty knife, which frees the cake with one swinging movement around the edge of the plate, causing it to curl up slightly. At the edge of the cake all the moisture is now gone. Wafer-thin and crunchy. I can sense the crispy bits already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That moment has to wait! The cake is folded (almost double) and then a sauce arrives on scene that knows no equal. The best kept secret of the Jianbing Bakers Guild. Brown, thick, salty, sweet and spicy. On spoonful is all we get. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a gentle motion, pickled vegetables, freshly chopped spring onions and coriander fall from spoon and hand. Two crackers, the size of half a slice of bread, are placed side by side lengthwise. One more fold to go and then the unrelenting putty knife comes along one more time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Krshh\u2026 cut in half. The first bite is for the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Written on February 26, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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