North American style fast food is infusing itself into the Chinese culture. The first and most popular was K.F.C. followed by McDonald’s and Dairy Queen. A meal deal at KFC costs about 25 RMB or $4.00 Canadian. Yesterday at Dairy Queen we paid 41 RMB for two large blizzards, about $7.00 Canadian.
By Chinese standards Western food is very expensive. To put it in perspective, for 20 RMBs (a little over $3.00 Canadian) you can fill two average sized shopping bags with fruits and vegetables at any of Beijing’s thousands of local markets.
When asked to list their favourite foods, most kids in Kathy’s eight classes said fries, burgers, or both. The love of fast food is growing rapidly among the young.
The original fast food vendors are the street merchants. They are and will continue for a long time to be an integral part of Chinese culture. In this post you will see a small sample of some of the many vendors who ply their trade on a daily basis on the streets of Beijing.
Hey you two, glad to hear you’re back.
About the streetfood, I’d like to tell you that quite a lot of Chinese people are avoiding those (including my girlfriend), and with good reaons. I myself had very.. very… unpleasant… experiences with that. So if you’re playing with the thought of getting streetfood, think it over a couple of times, think about what kind of food they’re serving, how clean the place is.. well, and then just pray, I guess, if you’re really determinded
At any rate, don’t say later that I didn’t warn you!
Best wishes,
Max
Hey Max,
Nice to hear from you. You are quite right about the quality of the food and we will certainly learn from your experience. We don’t need to learn the hard way. LOL Thanks for the advice.
Another nice post! I miss having those street food in China, I can’t recall any problems I had, just have them in moderation.