Jianbing guozi

Jianbing guozi (Chinese: 煎饼馃子) or "deep-fried dough sticks rolled in a thin pancake" is a popular Chinese street food originating in Tianjin. The exact origin of Jianbing guozi has not been verified, and it was the supplement of Tianjin Ta Kung Pao on November 20, 1933 that first appeared in modern newspapers[1]. In June 2017, the skill of making Jianbing guozi was included in the fourth batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage list in Tianjin[2]. And has been hailed as "one of China's most beloved street breakfasts", especially in Tianjin and the neighboring province of Hebei. It is a sub-category of jianbing and consists of pancakes made from mung bean flour, eggs, and youtiao (fried dough sticks) or crispy "dragons", served with sweet bean sauce, diced green onion, and optionally chili sauce.[3]

Jianbing guozi

History
A Jianbing guozi stall in Tianjin

Jianbing guozi originated in northern China. Its history can be traced back 2,000 years to Shandong province during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD). Legend holds that they were invented by Chancellor Zhuge Liang when he needed to feed his soldiers after they had lost their woks. He ordered the cooks to mix water with wheat flour to make batter, and then spread it on shields, or flat copper griddles over a flame. The dish supposedly raised the soldiers’ morale and helped them win the battle. After that, jianbing guozi was passed down through the generations in Shandong and gradually spread to different parts of China.[4][5]

Cooking

Jianbing guozi is prepared by cooking a thin batter on a griddle to form a crepe-like pastry and topping it with savory spreads and fillings, then wrapping it, as illustrated below in five steps.[6]

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Other varieties

Shandong-style jianbing guozi

Jianbing guozi from Shandong province is typically crispier as the batter consists of a flour mixture that mainly contains coarse grains such as corn, sorghum and millet. Historically, Shandong-style Jianbing guozi was often served by rolling it with scallions or with meat soup. Nowadays, fillings such as sweet potatoes, lettuce and pork are also used.[7]

Shanxi-style jianbing guozi

Shanxi jianbing guozi uses wheat flour[8] but is otherwise similar to Tianjin jianbing guozi.

Tahe-style jianbing guozi

Tahe jianbing guozi (from Tahe, Heilongjiang) consists of processed meat, shredded potatoes, and other ingredients wrapped in a thin egg-and-flour pancake. It is slightly spicy and thicker in size.

Production Method

Jianbing are made of mung bean flour as the main ingredient and made into a paste. Spread into Jianbing, shaped like lotus leaf, as thin as paper, then rolled with crispy sticks (fried dough sticks) or grates, spread with sauce, fermented bean curd, and chopped green onion, folded from the middle to eat, and can also be served on pancakes Spread the eggs on top.

Feature

Guo is fried food, fried dough sticks (called Guozi in Tianjin) are wrapped in pancakes (with eggs), so it is called "Jianbing guozi".

Culture and Popularity

Culture

Jianbing guozi an important role in Tianjin's food culture, and many Tianjin people are quite persistent about its taste tradition[9].

Popularity

Although all kinds of pancake products are common in many places in China, the traditional jianbingguozi with Tianjin flavor were not popular at first.[10]

Can match

Jianbing Guozi is paired with a bowl of crispy rice.

Jianbing Guozi and soy milk (generally called "Jiangzi" in Tianjin) can be drunk together.

Regulations

In May 2018, according to the "Tianjin Catering Industry Association Group Standard Management Measures", Tianjin Catering Industry Association approved the "Technical Specifications for the Production and Processing of Tianjin Local Traditional Foods Tianjin Jianbing Guozi".This regulation will be implemented from May 26. This standard specifies the terms and definitions, raw and auxiliary materials requirements, production site and equipment requirements, processing sanitation and personnel requirements, production process requirements, labeling, packaging, transportation and storage, etc. for Tianjin Jianbing glutinous rice.

See also

References
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  2. Zhou, Runjian (2017-06-12). "天津"煎饼果子"入选市级非物质文化遗产名录（Tianjin "Jianbingguozi" was selected into the municipal intangible cultural heritage list.）". 新华社(Xinhua News Agency).
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  9. 王翀, 鹏程 (2020-01-25). "zh:"卫嘴子"的执念：就爱和煎饼馃子较劲(The obsession of "Weizuizi": I love to compete with jianbingguozi.)". 新京报(The Beijing News) (in Chinese).
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