For a delicious, cheap snack in Beijing, look no further than a donkey meat sandwich, or 驴肉火烧. Although it may seem like a strange choice, put your fears aside and just dig in. You’ll find that donkey meat is quite flavorful, especially in this Chinese version of a submarine sandwich (which tastes surprisingly like a corned beef sandwich). At just 4 RMB, or about $.60, these are hard to beat. Pair it up with a bowl of donkey meat soup for 2 more kuai, and you’ve got yourself a damn good lunch for under a dollar. Sure beats that nasty processed $.99 hamburger from a drive-thru back home!

小吃 – xiǎo chī
small eat

驴肉火烧 – lǘ ròu huǒ shāo
donkey meat sandwich

你看我美吗？- Nǐ kàn wǒ měi ma?
Can you see my beauty?

又好吃又便宜 – yòu hào chī yòu pián yi
delicious and cheap

驴的药用价值 – lǘ de yào yòng jià zhí
The medicinal value of the donkey

我最棒!! – Wǒ zuì bàng
I’m the greatest!

他说，”别吃我.” – Tā shuō, bié chī wǒ
He says, “don’t eat me.”

驴肉汤 – lǘ ròu tāng
donkey meat soup