Winter Warmth Kit - Blanket, Thermos and Hot Jiangxiang Bing

Mr Tang (Xiao Tang, @chuanminhtang on TikTok) is a street-food cook from Nanchong, Sichuan, who works a griddle on the sidewalks of Los Angeles. Every week he hands out hundreds of free jiangxiang bing - golden savoury Chinese flatbread - to homeless and low-income neighbours in some of LA's poorest districts. He speaks little English and works through a translation app; he was detained by police in 2025 in a dispute over street-vending rules, and he has said he wants to one day run for Mayor of Los Angeles. Grateful people on Skid Row have called him 'President'. LA County counted about 72,000 homeless residents in 2025 - roughly 43,600 of them inside the city itself. One hot jiangxiang bing will not end that, but on the street it means someone saw you, today. Winter kills people who sleep outside. Each kit contains a thick fleece blanket, an insulated thermos, a warm hat, gloves, socks - and a freshly wrapped hot jiangxiang bing from the kitchen. Kits are handed out on cold-night walks through city centres and encampments, and each one is packed by volunteers and checked before it goes out. Entry: GBP 15.00 kits up one person for the winter nights that matter most. Sponsoring several kits covers a whole cold-snap patrol.

Price: £15.00

Location: London, W1B 5HL

Published by Luk Kane on OmniList.