Friday, April 13, 2007

Stuffed Snacks


One thing I feel London sorely needs more of is outdoor food markets. Looking for snacks, I stumbled on this husband-and-wife duo selling 'gezi'. I can't say I'm 100% sure what the literal translation is, because I can't find a dictionary that lists the word, but essential they're doughy pancakes stuffed with vegetables (in this case, I think its chives and egg), and/or meat.

Let me draw your attention to the shop itself - a Chinese Fuyada motorcycle which has been chopped up and grafted on to a mobile gezi factory. It's a 21st Century Chinese centaur of sorts, providing little handy-to-eat pockets of tastiness, wherever they are needed.

While the wife rolls out the dough and stuffs the pancakes, the husband fries the little packages on a pan. In fact, the pancakes are swimming in so much oil the gezi are effectively deep-fried, one side at a time. I'm not complaining though - crispy deliciousness!

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