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deezy -

I'm not religious/very strict about being vegetarian...but I'm used to eating mostly beans, nuts,
fruits & veggies for health reasons - so if I can get some "dou zi" dishes on the regular...I'll
be pretty happy.

Just not real big on the starchy, meaty Beijing "bun & noodles" standard fare, to be honest. It's
akin to the Western "meat & potatoes" diet, which I'm not a big fan of, either...

I wouldn't mind trying some seafood and I'd also like to try scorpions at least once, though.
Anyone know where to try those at (preferably near BLCU)? And, are they any good?



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tlevine -

It's not near BLCU, but you can get weird stuff like scorpians at Wang fu jing.










deezy -



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It's not near BLCU, but you can get weird stuff like scorpians at Wang fu jing.

Good tip, thanks!

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Evening shoppers should not miss Dong An Men Avenue where a variety of street food-stalls sell
everything from noodles to dumplings. If feeling brave, try the Deep-Fried Scorpion or Grasshopper.

Not to mention maggot-ka-bobs! And pretty much anything on a stick, wow!

Along with some pretty modern malls too...

Pretty cool - I will check this area out if I get time! Thanks!

Wang Fu Jing Avenue
North of East Chang An Avenue, Chao Yang District
Beijing 100005
Nearest Train: Dong Dan Station; Wang Fu Jing Station

BTW, is there a good online map of Beijing anywhere? And with English on it would help too...










tlevine -

I don't know about online maps; I'd check Google Maps. I know you can maps from the kiosks on the
street.

I'm pretty sure that Wang fu jing is just one long street and that at one end there's this sort of
street food markety-like place.










roddy -

Off-topic for the 'vegetarian food' discussion perhaps, gentlemen

Online maps I think we have a discussion on already, try a search and if not start a new topic.

Edit: And they're not maggots, they're silkworms. Actually quite tasty for my money, I'd quite
happily eat them even when not showing off. Quite easily available either on a stick or a big
plate.










adrianlondon -

My fave map of Beijing, and pdf so you can save it to disk and use it on our laptop whenever you
like

http://www.mapmatrix.com/asia/02101.pdf

Being veggie in Beijing is fine if you don't take it too seriously. There are loads of lovely veg
dishes (steamed or flash fried with soy and/or oyster sauce) and many tofu dishes. However, some
of the sauces may be meat based. I suppose you could ask them to substitute cardboard for the pork
...










billiardsmike -

Thanks for the input Roddy. I've always hesitated to try the silkworms, and I'll eat just about
anything once. I'm even debating trying a dog meat place I just noticed.

For all of the people rushing to Wang fu jing, the culinary challenge section is on the
sidestreets to the west of the main drag, toward the southern end. The row of vendors on the
northern end end is interesting, especially if you don't mind a little La Duzi.










imron -

For China, I find Sogou maps to be better than Google maps. They seem to have greater detail when
it comes to building names, as well as the names for smaller streets/hutongs (especially when
still at a higher zoom level). It's only in Chinese though. And just to bring this post back on
topic, here's a Sogou map link to Wangfujing.










gougou -

The first time I had scorpion actually was at Quanjude (全聚德).










cdn_in_bj -



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My fave map of Beijing, and pdf so you can save it to disk and use it on our laptop whenever you
like

That's a great map, thanks Adrian!



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Pretty cool - I will check this area out if I get time! Thanks!

To find the famous small-eats street, just walk up Wangfujing until you get to the intersection
where cars are allowed. Then turn left (east) and you will see the line of food vendors. The
street is called Donganmen, and becomes Donghuamen as you approach the Forbidden City.

It's a good area to kill a day, not only is there Oriental Plaza, but there are some other
interesting stores along Wangfujing, as well as Sun Dong An plaza. And if you feel like finishing
your day off with a movie, there is a theatre in Oriental Plaza as well as on Dongdan ave. to the
east of the plaza.

Oh, when you're out and about, watch out for the english and art "students".












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