Meaning of jianbing guozi | Babel Free

Definitions

A popular Chinese street food originating in Tianjin; a subcategory of jianbing that consists of pancakes made from mung bean flour, eggs, and youtiao, served with sweet bean sauce, diced green onion, and optionally chili sauce.

Examples

“Commander Meng, I am most honoured to welcome you to our home. Please, would you consent to sitting over jianbing guozi with us?”

“Jianbing guozi, a thin pancake made of millet flour, is a popular night snack.”

“Xiaojie: Oh, dad, look, what’s this? / Huang Renhao: Oh, this is jianbing guozi—Chinese pancake. / Xiaojie: What guozi? Does it have something to do with fruit? / Huang Renhao: No, it’s a type of pancake, made with egg, then rolled up with stuffing inside. Want to try it?”

“Mr. Song of the catering industry association has said that one of the snack’s two primary strains, the jianbing guozi, has a 600-year history in Tianjin.”

“Image shows a motivational poster in a jianbing guozi 煎饼馃子 (savoury pancake) shop. It reads ‘Those who conquer the world will be like this: In the beginning, they will they will try to find paradise in their dreams, but in the end, when they are unable to find it, they “will build it themselves. – Eat a jianbing guozi and go conquer the world!”’”

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