Exposing China’s Most EXTREME Street Food!! (Full Documentary)

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free and offers a similar flavor.

chili oil

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Sriracha provides heat with less oil.

sesame seeds

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: pumpkin seeds

Sunflower seeds are often more affordable.

Visit a morning market to get local breakfast.

Try a special zenggao, a sweet date cake made with date and beans, served warm and sticky.

Purchase a small portion of zenggao for about 5.7 cents.

Taste the zenggao, noting its thick, sweet, and slightly savory flavor from the beans.

Move to a stall selling jianbing, a Chinese breakfast crepe made from wheat dough.

Order a classic jianbing with two eggs added on top.

Watch as the vendor spreads chili and bean sauce on the jianbing using a large brush.

Add pickled vegetables, onion, coriander, and lettuce to the jianbing.

Include a crispy wafer in the jianbing before wrapping it up and tasting it.

Head to a dumpling stall where they are preparing pan-fried dumplings with pork and garlic chives filling.

Observe the vendor adding water to the dumplings and flipping them to achieve a crispy bottom.

Order six dumplings of each filling, pork and vegetable.

Get two bowls of pepper soup with chili and five spice mix, adding vinegar for flavor.

Taste the dumplings and soup, noting the peppery flavor and how the vinegar cuts through the oil.

Visit a street food stall known for Roujiamoi, a type of pork burger.

Order a big, fatty Roujiamoi and watch as the vendor prepares it with jelly noodles and chili oil.

See the vendor load the burger with pork skin and noodles, showcasing the jiggly texture of the skin.

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