Jian Bing

In China, you can spend thousands of kuai on a meal if you are so inclined, but nothing beats the value of a 1.5 RMB jian bing. This work by @thebeautythatstillremains is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 China Mainland License.

Sunny Side Up

They say that street food is a form of culture. It is historical. People have been eating the same things for hundreds of years. It informs their way of looking at the world. But no matter how you look at it, it isn’t vegan. This work by @thebeautythatstillremains is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share …

Noodles

Watching them make lamian in Beijing reminds me of going to Noble Roman’s as a child and watching them make pizza through the window. I always aspired to be able to toss a pizza crust like that. They never made a mistake. They were true artisans. Now that I’m an adult, I’m content to leave …

Sweet Tooth

They found a shop where everything was dipped in sugar. Candied fruit. Candied hot dogs. Candied broccoli. Even the candy was candied. They melted the sugar and did the candying in the back room. It was there they came up with all sorts of ideas about what might be candied. The faces of the babies …