鸡蛋饼 (jīdànbǐng) · Chinese egg pancake, jidan bing

Measure Word

一张鸡蛋饼 zhāng

Meanings

1 Chinese egg pancake
2 jidan bing

Made with

About the dish

A thin pancake of wheat batter and egg with chopped scallion, cooked on a griddle. Street stalls brush it with sweet or chili sauce and roll it around lettuce and often a sausage; canteens serve it plain, cut in wedges.

Usually contains egg and wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

街口那家鸡蛋饼特别好吃。

Jiēkǒu nà jiā jīdànbǐng tèbié hǎochī.

The egg pancake place at the corner is really good.

HSK 4

早餐我买了一个鸡蛋饼。

Zǎocān wǒ mǎi le yí ge jīdànbǐng.

I bought an egg pancake for breakfast.

HSK 7-9

鸡蛋饼可以加火腿和生菜。

Jīdànbǐng kěyǐ jiā huǒtuǐ hé shēngcài.

You can add ham and lettuce to the egg pancake.

Tips

culture

A classic Chinese street breakfast: thin batter is poured onto a flat griddle, an egg is cracked on top, and it's folded with scallions, sauce, and optional fillings. A close cousin of 煎饼, which uses mung bean batter and a crispy 薄脆.