Beijing Food--Breakfast Culture

Getting up early for the breakfast vendors is a superb choice if one wants to start of their day with a 360 degree introduction to Beijing’s flavors and sights with plenty of culture. You can pick one Beijing Hutong and stroll along it, then you can easily find those vendors simply by sensing the steam and smoky aroma.

Breakfast is the perfect time to experience Beijing’s snacks. You can often find snacks street vendors in little shops carved out of the side of a building. Beijingers love yóutiáo (油条), deep fried sticks of dough to dip in huge bowls of steaming soya milk (dòujiāng – 豆浆). Besides, a bowl of congee (zhōu – 粥), a rice porridge brightened up with the addition of pickles is also a common choice.

typical shop that mainly sell steamed buns and noodle in Beijing

this vendor sells fried buns

the so called "you-tiao"(deep fried sticks) and the baked cake are popular with the local Beijingers

"you-tiao" and "dou-jiang"(steaming soya milk in the bowl) are a must taste for your breakfast in Beijing

in process of making "jian-bing"(much like pancake)

“Jian-bing”, filled with garlic chili sauce, green onions, egg and a piece of crispy cake inside, yummy!

tasty congee, also a must try, the you have a list of choices of flavor with different ingredients

The price of every piece of the baked goods, as well as noodles, soymilk, cold appetizers, congee, "you-tiao" is about ¥1 to ¥10. With less than three orders can fully satisfy your belly. Frequently, it’s a rowdy restaurant scene, with strangers sitting next to each other or families crowding around one table, bent on satisfying their waked stomach. You may not used to the this phenomenon, while it is authentic Beijing breakfast culture!

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