Out Now - the Beijinger November 2010: Lao Beijing Snacks

Grazing is good. Ask cows. Or kangaroos. Three square meals a day is for squares. It's all about snacking. Beijing's got more than its fair share of indigenous snacks and this issue the Beijinger tells you how to get your nibble on the old school way. Pancakes and pastries, buns and broths ... we've eaten our way through all of these snacks for you to feast on our guide to traditional xiao chi.

Also in this month's veritable banquet we've got a focus on China's endangered wetlands and how China's youth are fighting climate change. We spoke to Gao Zhenghua, the last bastion of nailao, and we got drunk on fermented duck eggs. We spoke to a environmentalist-turned-cocktail supremo, an electronica maven-turned-restaurateur and we found out who is most certainly not the smartest bartender in Beijing. We decided for ourselves who China's top athlete is, made some noodles and tried shearling on for size and went on a sustainable trip to Mongolia.

Sprinkle an, erm, a sprinkling of Gaelic football and a handful of the books on Christopher Ruggles bookshelf with a pinch of Jess Meider's recommended playlist and the recommendations of Daniel Urdaneta and you've got the recipe for the November issue of the Beijinger.

As if that wasn't enough, then feast your eyes on all of our regular content, including all of the new bars, shops and restaurants, and long-standing favourites like Ich Bin Ein Beijinger. Get your copy of the November issue while you can or download the PDFs here.