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Just off of Wangfujing Avenue on Dong An Men Avenue, food stalls open during the evening and serve street food to passersby. This is a very popular area. In addition to such fare as jaozi and guotie (dumplings and potstickers), baozi (steamed buns filled with roast pork, bean paste or other fillings) and noodles, there are also a lot of offerings that are served on a stick. You can find meat kabobs and fruit. Alas, there are no corn dogs or pork chops on a stick. They did, however, have a few offerings that I suspect will never be offered at the Minnesota State Fair.
I wasn’t at all tempted to eat the deep fried scorpions, grasshoppers or insect pupae although we did see streetgoers happily consuming them. Then, again, they might have turned up their noses at twinkies or hot dish on a stick. 
Here is a video of some folks who are much braver than I:
