The Pleasant Lady

Address: Soho: 23 Greek Street London W1D 4DY

Old Spitalfields Market: 16 Horner Square, E1 6EW

Jian Bing (with Iberico Pork) at The Pleasant Lady (Soho)

You can get your hands on one of China’s favourite traditional street food, Jian Bing, from a hole in the wall in the heart of Soho.

This delicious food-on-the-go takes the form of a slightly crispy thin crepe, filled with your chosen filling, then rolled into a wrap and cut into halves. After the dough hits the hot plate, an egg is fried on top and the filling (eg Iberco pork, cumin lamb, miso chicken or vegetables). The lady at the stall then sprinkled a big handful of coriander and crispy cracker, which added a nice crunch to the wrap, together with some chilli sauce. I had the one with Iberico pork (which had a good flavour). The chilli sauce just gave it a bit of a kick and provided some moisture to the whole snack, which would otherwise have been too dry on its own.

I liked the fact that the lady who made the Jian Bing to order, wore rubber gloves and touched only the food with them on. It is a (contactless) card only place. So, more hygienic and quicker for all. Win win situation.

Now available also in Old Spitalfields Market.

2018