What do Chinese eat for breakfast? This is a question that I’m often asked. There is no short answer as the choices are diverse and regional. Here are some characteristics of Chinese breakfast that may help you to get an idea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the breakfast foods are savoury with many heavily seasoned\/spiced. But sweet dishes exists too.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Starch-based dishes are the most popular type, such as noodles, congee, dumplings, plain or stuffed buns and bing\/饼 (oven or pan-baked flatbread), etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Deep-fried items are popular with Chinese doughnut stick being the most typical example.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Eggs are cooked and seasoned in many different ways.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Soybean-based food, such as soy milk, tofu pudding, etc. are widely enjoyed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Meat appears in many dishes, in dumpling fillings or as a noodle topping, but it’s rarely eaten on its own for breakfast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
In China, buying breakfasts at street stalls or small restaurants is very common. If like me, you don’t have easy access to ready-to-eat choices, make some yourself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve curated the following 16 classic breakfast recipes with make-ahead tips to speed up the cooking time on busy mornings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chinese Doughnut Stick (Youtiao, 油条)<\/a><\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A popular breakfast nationwide, Chinese doughnut sticks are deep-fried, leavened dough that has a slightly salty, alkaline flavour and an airy, fluffy texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
⭐️ Tip:<\/strong> Keep cooked ones in the fridge or freezer and reheat them in the morning by pan-frying, oven-baking or air-frying.<\/p>\n\n\n
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