Beijing Foodie Street

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ๅ—้”ฃ้ผ“ๅทท or the “South Drum Lane”

is an amazing place to walk around and enjoy some snacks. Taste traditional Beijing foods such as Peking duck or pork stew.

 

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Ehrling – Champagne Ocean

On a side note: I’m going to try and make my videos more accessible to everyone. Next video I plan on putting subtitles in for clarity and for those who could benefit from closed captioning. It only occurred to me after I made this video, but I will provide my transcript below.

Today Iโ€™m going to talk about nan luogu xiang. This is a popular destination to walk through and get snacks. This is the closest thing to street food in Beijing as street vendors arenโ€™t allowed to sell food from stalls. In here we have a lot of different things to eat such as roasted octopus balls like takoyaki, handmade cold-skin noodles โ€“ great on a hot day, some freshly steaming baozi and what I believe at the end was lu zhu (pork stew that includes lungs, intestine, pork belly, tofu and bread) once you get your mind around eating lungs and intestine itโ€™s actually a very tasty dish with many different textures.

The one thing Beijing is really known for is its roast duck or peking duck. If you donโ€™t want to sit in a fancy restaurant to eat it you can order it as a wrap here for 30 kuai. lettuce, cucumbers, raw onion slivers, a hefty handful of duck, and a sweet sauce is all wrapped up into a delicious to-go snack. If duck isnโ€™t up your alley they also have a pork version that is slow roasted on a spit. They also have fresh fruit juices that are so Instagram worthy. If Chinese food isnโ€™t up your alley donโ€™t worry. They also have some western style foods such as French fries or churros. I hope you visit nan luogu xiang if you ever visit Beijing itโ€™s definitely an awesome place to kill a couple of hours and enjoy some delicious food.

Ava Mark

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