In this video, I take you to a large traditional local market in Jinan, Shandong, China. This bustling city market offers a fascinating glimpse into everyday life, where local residents come to buy fresh ingredients, seasonal fruits, and a wide variety of freshly prepared foods. As we explore the market, you’ll see crispy pan-fried sea fish, tender braised pork ribs, sesame flatbreads, honey-glazed pastries, garlic crayfish, spiced river snails, Chinese-style mixed salads, and giant chive-and-egg stuffed pancakes. Many of these foods are prepared on-site, filling the market with irresistible aromas. The market is also packed with seasonal summer produce, including sweet peaches, apricots, giant Kyoho grapes, blueberries, and fresh lotus seeds. In addition, you’ll encounter some unique local specialties, such as molting cicadas, a traditional seasonal delicacy, and singing katydids, a beloved pet among many people in northern China.
Is this cheap?
A bit cheap
Five dollars and fifty cents
18.9 yuan for sesame oil
More than three jin
Flower bream
Buy big, sweet ones again
The big Jidong is big and sweet.
I'm not just good-looking.
My hair here
Five dollars and fifty cents
That 6.5 bucks
Two jin
One jin per portion
The fish has been fried.
Fifty cents, then.
Five yuan
Five bucks.
Good
One jin at a time
Two catties, one catty
This chicken is quite delicious.
How do you eat this chicken?
Just eat it directly.
Yes, yes, yes
one jin
Put in the chili peppers.
Sautéed onion
How much is this sesame oil?
Three jin, then.
More than three jin
Four jin of sesame oil
Five yuan and eighty-eight jiao per catty
48 yuan per jin
This pot has plenty of meat.
Less meat in this pot, please.
Get some with more meat.
Five dollars and sixty-four fifty dollars
Twenty-one yuan and eight jiao
21
This is forty-two yuan per jin.
forty-one
Twenty-one
Four yuan and fifty jiao
How much per catty?
Four yuan and fifty jiao
Tianjin Bank Collection
Twelve yuan
All the cilantro has been sold.
It's not only beautiful to look at but also delicious to eat.
Two pieces
Spicy, sweet, and five-spice flavors available
Different
Just as sweet
It's just a different flavor.
Sweet and savory
The boss's wife
Two steamed buns, please.
OK
This bao is not as crispy as I imagined.
The advantage is the aroma of honey.
Come quickly
One is enough
Two pieces
25, 26, 80, 90, 100
21
That would also be可行 (feasible)
The beverage counter's
Very good
One for me
You're such a jerk.
This soft one of mine
How much?
Four-point-five large shrimp
5-foot giant shrimp
Received thirteen point seven yuan
I'll have one jin of apricots.
Sixty-nine cents
Yes.
How much is left?
Alright
Thirty-six
Without him, it's not very tasty.
He'll be here this afternoon.
You two sure know how to eat well.
Add some more salt after you finish serving.
A pinch of salt
Add a little more salt; I'm afraid it'll be too salty.
Fourteen
Add more garlic, no chili peppers
Many garlic cloves
Twenty-one yuan and one jiao
21
Saw it.
Forty yuan
0.07 yuan
Forty-five
Much larger, by far
Egg pancake
Enjoy your tasting
Freshly Fried Peanut Rice Noodles
sesame oil powder
Enjoy your tasting
Freshly Fried Peanut Rice Noodles
sesame oil powder
Enjoy your tasting
Freshly Fried Peanut Rice Noodles
Big and sweet
Big and sweet
Our food is always so huge.
Always so full.
Extra Large
Sweet taste
Where are these grapes produced?
Liao Cheng's
Big and sweet
Steam rising
It's getting hot.
You can't tell it's steaming.
Just sliced open
Still one or two mace
Thirteen yuan and eight jiao per catty
Six dollars will do.
All are regular customers.
Five, right?
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Old Beijing
Meat cake
Bashidu Cake
Pumpkin Pancake Cake
Delicious, tasty, healthy, healthy
Bought a 80- to 60-yuan item.
Bought a twenty
The two of them are forty-five.
Take someone along with you.
Let's go.
Alright
Order breakfast quickly.
How much is one piece?
A piece, apart from
How do we handle going home, elder sister?
A pinch of salt
Sprinkle some salt and let it sit.
And then?
Eating with chopsticks
Mom this
Twenty
While helping out today
Let me tell you about it
15
Fifty
Fifteen
Sixty
Sixty-five
seventy
Seventy-five, eighty
One yuan for four
How much money?
How much is it?
four hundred
Seven Yuan