China

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Street Foods

By Hinnerk von Bargen and Culinary Institute of America

Published 2015

  • About

Chinese street food is as diverse as China itself with its vastly varying landscapes, climate zones, and population made up of more than fifty ethnic groups. Many meals are enjoyed outside the home in small restaurants or street stands. In urban areas, it is very common for people to gather in public places at dawn for calisthenics. At that time, cargo bicycles or small mopeds often pass by to offer breakfast items such as Curdled Soy Milk with Fried Crullers and salted vegetables or steamed buns.