8 Chinese Breakfast Dish Ideas

China offers a delicious range of diverse breakfasts that are perfect for enjoying in the morning. You'll often find Chinese breakfast foods revolve around savoury items, featuring strong flavours that aren't common in the Western world.If some of these tasty breakfast ideas inspire you, check out our online Chinese grocery store in the UK to purchase all your essential ingredients! We stock a diverse range of steamed buns, dumplings and much more for you to enjoy, so you can start your day off right!

Congee

Congee is a comforting dish that makes for a great start to the day! If you haven't heard of Congee before, it's Chinese rice porridge and can be enjoyed plain or with a variety of sweet or savoury additions, such as mushrooms, peanuts and a soft-boiled egg!

Jian Bing Crepe

This tasty street food is enjoyed across China as a savoury breakfast. The ingredients often include an egg and some deep-fried crackers drizzled in a sweet or savoury sauce! With one bite, you'll experience a whole spectrum of tasty textures!

Ji Dan Bing Crepe

Unlike the Jian Bing crepe above, Ji Dan Bing is made from eggs and spring onions, making this crepe much softer in comparison. This breakfast is easy to make and is enjoyed every day across China!

Steamed Bao Buns

Credit: Jasonlam | CC BY-SA 2.0 No matter if you prefer sweet or savoury flavours, you’re sure to enjoy these soft, fluffy buns for breakfast - they make an especially tasty start to the day. You can make bao buns yourself with relative ease, and there are endless fillings or flavour combinations to experiment with.

Pork Dumplings

Otherwise known as Sheng Jian Bao, these pan-fried dumplings offer another tasty morning bite! When bitten into, you'll discover a crispy coating and a mouth-watering juicy filling! You can find these dumplings ready-made here at Oriental Mart!

Cong You Bing

Cong You Bing is a form of Chinese pancake flavoured with spring onion. These are often pan-fried to create a flaky, crispy texture. Unlike western pancakes, this Chinese recipe uses dough instead of a batter, giving it a crisp coating and chewy texture.

Youtiao

Credit: Pop le Chien | CC0 1.0 Youtiao are Chinese fried dough sticks, somewhat similar to churros. However, they do differ slightly; the Chinese version is not sweet at all. Instead, it is enjoyed by being dipped into warm soy milk.

Shanghai Breakfast Rice Rolls

This sticky rice ball is one of Shanghai's infamous breakfast creations and is filled with a great selection of ingredients. Just in one bite, you’ll be treated to youtiao, pork sung and pickled vegetables!For more oriental inspiration in the kitchen, take a look at our blog, where we explore our favourite recipes from China, Japan , Korea and numerous other southeast Asian countries that can be enjoyed morning, noon and night! Header image credit: Credit: Connie Ma | CC BY-SA 2.0