Chinese breakfasts are almost beyond the imagination
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Chinese breakfasts are almost beyond the imagination
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#2In Beijing 2019, I had this crazy fish soup that looked like porridge but salty and savoury, with a long fried dough, like a donut but no sugar and shaped like a stick. Really fatty. The drink was warm soy milk. The whole thing was very satisfying. 100% recommend.
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#3In Beijing 2019, I had this crazy fish soup that looked like porridge but salty and savoury, with a long fried dough, like a donut but no sugar and shaped like a stick. Really fatty. The drink was warm soy milk. The whole thing was very satisfying. 100% recommend.
Sounds like you had a congee of sorts?
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#4In Beijing 2019, I had this crazy fish soup that looked like porridge but salty and savoury, with a long fried dough, like a donut but no sugar and shaped like a stick. Really fatty. The drink was warm soy milk. The whole thing was very satisfying. 100% recommend.
Love the descriptions! Those are also probably my favorite breakfast. You had https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congee and https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youtiao and and https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soy_milk
In Mandarin: zhou, youtiao, and doujiang
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#5In Beijing 2019, I had this crazy fish soup that looked like porridge but salty and savoury, with a long fried dough, like a donut but no sugar and shaped like a stick. Really fatty. The drink was warm soy milk. The whole thing was very satisfying. 100% recommend.
Yes Youtiao are quite fatty. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youtiao
It is considered a classic standard breakfast although morden more 'western' style breakfast is on the rise among young people too.
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#6The article mainly focuses on the south-eastern cities near the coast. There are many more choices in the western and northern China.
And nowadays, you can find all of them in big cities like Beijing or Shanghai.
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#7In western countries, it’s common to eat one or two cold and simple (eg no meat) meals per day, but in many Asian countries, a meal that isn’t hot or does not have meat would typically be considered sad.
The best breakfasts to eat in my opinion are Turkish and Iranian, they have a wide selection of hot and cold dishes.
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#8I have never been to China, but I have always wanted to. Is it safe for a white guy?
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#9In Beijing 2019, I had this crazy fish soup that looked like porridge but salty and savoury, with a long fried dough, like a donut but no sugar and shaped like a stick. Really fatty. The drink was warm soy milk. The whole thing was very satisfying. 100% recommend.
Half-Cambodian. We have the same breakfast. We called it Bar Bar. The Chinese call it Congee. Other Asian countries have their own variants. I think even the Greeks have their own savory rice-porridge recipe (Avgolemeno).
It is good for literally any time of the day/year. Especially good for colds.
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#10I remember garlic mussel with baked over glass noodles in Ningbo. Very very delicious.