Comments on: Snackin’ it up, Jinan style

By: Ji Village News

Ji Village News — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:28:45 +0000

窝窝头 can be acceptable, even tasty, right after it is steamed when still hot and soft. Cold 窝窝头 is a different animal, like Brendan said, tastes like sawdust.

Another thing that’s absolutely delicious is 烧饼. This is almost identical to the Naan bread from central and south Asia, in both material and cooking method. Hmmm, now come to think of it, “silk road bread” should be an appropriate name for it.

This is rou jia mo in characters: 肉夹馍.

By: Jeremy Yeh

Jeremy Yeh — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:25:35 +0000

i think the xinjiang food ‘nan’ u mentioned is actually called 馕(nang2),which is the main food for uyghurs. 面经(mian4 jing1) is not right,should be 面筋(mian4 jin1). turkish/turkey would be generally known as 土耳其(tu3 er3 qi2) rather than 图尔基(tu2 er3 ji1) in chinese.

By: Laura Young

Laura Young — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:11:57 +0000

@ Jason-
I think those sandwiches are called rou jia mou. (not sure what the characters or the tones) My Chinese friends always refer to them as the Chinese han bao bao. And I think it might come from Xian. Or at least there are a lot of places to get famously delicious versions of it.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:06:14 +0000

Wow, those 窝头 are way cuter than the ones I’ve seen before. Do they actually taste as nice as they look, or are they the same old sawdust-tasting thing as the standard fare?

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:03:53 +0000

I love these places.
My favorite snacks are those english muffin like sandwiches filled with green peppers, cilantro and shredded pork. I’ve never actually asked what they’re called though…

Small correction bordering on just plain ‘nit-picky’: Turkey is 土耳其, not 图耳其。 Although you likely know that…and I’ll shut up now.

Snack food!

By: Laura Young

Laura Young — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:09:42 +0000

I love Jian Bing, it was really great way to fill up for cheap! Most the time its hard to finish a whole one. I dont know if the jian bing I had in Beijing is the same as the Shan Dong Jian Bing. But I wish I could get some here!

By: Hilary Zhu

Hilary Zhu — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:18:07 +0000

very cute heehee~
I’ve never seen this creative form of 窝窝头 before,but make me not want to eat it but just look at them

yah, the snacks seem not very sanitary but I will call them very delicious if you try them once in a while

By: Lucy

Lucy — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:40:51 +0000

Was the 烧烤 lamb shish kabob? ( 烤羊肉串)

That would be my favorite and it is usually available in any snack streets of China. It origins from Xin Jiang (新疆 ) but pretty much any one can do it.

Wonder if you have tried the snack street in Guangzhou （广州） my home town. There are more sweets, shell stuff and bugs.

By: Benjamin Ross

Benjamin Ross — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:01:29 +0000

xge-
Thanks for the corrections and additions. I did think 面经 sounded a little odd at the time. The woman didn’t write the character for me. She just said “jing” and pointed to her wrist. 面筋 makes a lot more sense.

By: xge

xge — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:39:19 +0000

some comments and corrections
what you call 面经 (mian4 jing1), or “flour vein.” is actually called 面筋(mian4 jin1), or “flour tendon” if translated to English Literately.
“Shandong egg burrito” is called “Shangdong 煎饼（jian1 bing3）” or “Shangdong pan cake”
油镟 (you2 xuan4), is also called 油旋饼(you2 xuan4 bing3). It is a popular snack, main course item in many northern provinces.