Hi. I lived in Shandong province in china for a year. I did not speak the language but I crrrraavvee these two things we use to get there and I’m wondering if anyone knows what it’s called, or even better, where in LA I can get it.
Pic 1 (with me): street food- it was like a flaky tortilla that would be heated and then an egg cracked and cooked on it. Then she’d fill it with a meat, lettuce, and other toppings I honestly have no idea what.
Pic 2: this was bought in the cafeteria at the vocational college we worked at. I know they were hand pulled noodles then cooked a veggie and tomato base and an egg.
You’d be my forever hero if you can help with either.
by me_cell
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101 Noodle Express (there are a few locations), Earthen in Hacienda Heights. Not sure about the egg, though.
1 is Jidan (eggs) Guanbing (filled pancake). Very common Northern breakfast item. I have yet to find it in LA. You can get frozen Shouzhuabings from 99 Ranch and add the egg yourself.
You can find Jian Bings (pic 1) at [Ai Wei Ju](https://www.yelp.com/biz/ai-wei-ju-alhambra) in Alhambra.
[Noodle St](https://www.yelp.com/biz/noodle-st-arcadia) (multiple locations) has hand-pulled noodles in tomato sauce.
For #1 try Me+Crepe in Pasadena, they have jianbing guozi. it probably won’t be the same exact regional variant you’re holding but should be pretty close.
Joy on York in Highland Park actually makes a decent guanbing which they call a thousand layer pancake which they serve with egg and other fillings. It’s probably my favorite item there.
[Joy on York](https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/xU6pcazbyB1lxA631YJEkg?select=QWAXKbCh-FTji4R2mzFhiQ&utm_source=ishare&utm_content=photo) has zhua bing, which is what I think the first picture is- they do it with egg as well and it’s pretty good!