Friday, March 28, 2014

Chinese Breakfast Burrito

One of my favorite street snacks in China is their breakfast burrito. A lot of street stands sell it, but very few do it right and with consistency. This guy is one of the few. He is located in Zhuji about a block away from my school. It is a quick and cheap breakfast to grab if I am in a hurry. Only costs 7 RMB ~$1. The burrito tastes sweet and soft like a crepe. Inside you can get any combination of chicken, Chinese hot dog, egg, lettuce, garlic, pickled cabbage, chives, dried seaweed, and cilantro. Once your burrito is filled you can get a sweet bean paste or hot chili paste and a crunchy waffle thingy. Super delicious, warm like blanket, lots of great flavors, soft crepe on the outside, and crunchy waffle on the inside. You really can't go wrong with it. Check out some of the photos.


Here's my guy. He starts by throwing a glob of raw dough from a large bucket onto a hot metal top and spreading it around in a perfect circle. 

Steam rises as he spreads the dough. My mouth begins to water.

Here are the eggs. He cracks the egg onto the dough as soon as it's spread out. He knows I like 2 eggs.

Next step is the meat. I always get the marinated chicken. 

Here are all the ingredients, or where they should be. He was running low on the cabbage, garlic, cilantro, and seaweed but this is where they would be. The tin bucket with the dark sauce is the sweet bean pasta, so delicious.

As he spreads the eggs around here are the crunchy waffle things. Not sure what they're called but they have a great crunch.


Quick video of his technique. He can make a full one in about 45 seconds. 

Final product in a bag on my desk :)

Here it is in all of its glory. Perfectly brown on the outside.

About to take the first bite. Cilantro, green onions, crunchy waffle and chicken all in eye's sight. Mmmmm.





2 comments:

  1. What a perfect meal -- couldn't be fresher and sounds delicious especially the way you describe it.

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