Pictorials are mostly for travels and events where I simply post a gallery of images and captions. This pictorial features photos from my recent trip to Beijing in November 2013. Not included is our memorable experience at Da Dong restaurant, which I will review separately. All in all, the street food that was sold in Beijing is kind of wierd, more like a tourist attraction as opposed to being actual food. I have never ever seen anyone buying a scorpion/starfish skewer from the many stalls. Traditional zha jiang mian (老北京炸酱面) was very very bland on the 2 occasions I tried. Our only saving grace was our high-end meal at Da Dong and 2 lunches at a hunan style restaurant.
Yoghurt in ceramic bottles that is popular throughout the city.
Traditional style zha jiang mian. Totally not what I had expected it to taste like. Very bland.
Savoury bean curd.
Traditional suan yang rou, aka hot pot. This was the pot before they added hot water into it. However the cooking time was way too short to extract much of the spices.
Rou jia mo, think of it as a Chinese sausage McMuffin. One of the more tasty items we had on the streets.
Standard ‘dan hua’ soup from Gou Bu Li.
Famous Tianjin Gou Bu Li buns.
Gou Bu Li buns are said to be comparable with Din Tai Fung xiao long baos.
Home-style tofu
Dry fried green beans. Hunan style.
Some obligatory dumplings since we’re in the North.
Stir fried Hundred-layer tofu.
Deep fried scorpions and sea horses on a skewer.
Deep fried star fish on a skewer.
Lamb stomach. Very very gross.
Traditional old Beijing zha jiang mian. Not very good at all.
Some stew consisting of various innards. Quite disgusting as well.
