Source: Atlas Obscura
At dawn, jiānbing (pronounced “JEN-bing”) vendors set up on corners and sidewalks across Chinese cities. They arrive on motorbikes, ready to prepare the country’s favorite street breakfast. Their vehicles are laden with hundreds of eggs, packed in cardboard trays that have been perilously stacked and tied together.
They bring select ingredients, a cash box, and circular grills that reflect the dish’s origin story. Legend says that during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 CE), soldiers who lost their woks would use their shields to cook batter over a fire.As…