2007/07/13

the breakfast of champions

I just had a bowl of cereal for breakfast which isn't something that is so easy to come by in this part of the world. (thanks mom!) However, the local breakfast of choice is something called a bei zi. It's like a.....pastry. sort of. They come in all shapes-round, triangle, or square. They are basically a bread-like-things with all diffferent kinds of filling. Some are sweet, made with brown sugar. Others are salty, made with...salt, I guess? Others are very plain. The little stands that sell them are EVERYWHERE. Every other block you can see the little glass case and the bucket of eggs next to it. The eggs. That's the other half of the breakfast. They are "tea eggs" which means they are boiled in tea. I'm not a fan, but some foreigners do actually like them. So, next time you're in town stop by the little glass cart on the street and pick up a bei zi and a tea egg. I don't eat the eggs, so I'm not sure how much they are, but a bei zi is only a few cents.
Here's a picture:

1 comment:

Kelly K said...

I miss you!!! I tried to call you but you weren't there. Probably off wearing panty hose and looking good in some lobby. Hope to catch up with you soon!