page_title: Jianbing
section_title: Reasons for popularity
hierarchical_section_title: Jianbing / Reasons for popularity
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context_page_description: Jianbing is a traditional Chinese street food similar to crepes. It is a type of bing generally eaten for breakfast and hailed as "one of China's most popular street breakfasts." The main ingredients of jianbing are a batter of wheat and grain flour, eggs and sauces. It can be topped with different fillings and sauces such as baocui, ham, chopped or diced mustard pickles, scallions and coriander, chili sauce or hoisin sauce depending on personal preference. It is often folded several times before serving.
  Jianbing has seen internationalization in recent years and can be found in cities such as London, Dubai, New York City, Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco and Sydney, sometimes with modifications to cater to local tastes.
context_section_description: One of the most popular street breakfasts in China, Jianbing can be easily found in many cities. The characteristics of jianbing account for its popularity in China and the West.
  First, jianbing is never ‘pre-cooked’. In order to preserve its crispness, customers have to wait for their turn, which often results in a queue, although the preparation time is short. Part of the attraction is that customers can watch the raw ingredients come together to form the dish.
  Jianbing can satisfy different people’s tastes as it can be made with many different ingredients and mixed with different sauces, jams and flavors in different proportions. According to the vendors outside East China Normal University, though some customers like spicy flavors and some do not like cilantro, they can create their own jianbing.
  The low cost of jianbing is also one of the reasons for its popularity, as the basic ingredients are themselves inexpensive.
  Besides, jianbing is a type of Bing that has rich nutrient values. It contains abundant nutrients as it can be made of soybeans, mung beans, black beans, lettuce, peanuts and eggs.
  Jianbing can be made from various grains such as wheat, beans, sorghum, corn, etc. They contain various nutrients of the grain itself. They are convenient to eat. They are the basic food for the body to replenish energy. They are then engulfed with various vegetables, eggs, meat and other ingredients.
caption: Jianbing being prepared by a street vendor
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