Feed a Hungry Person Today - Hot Meal and a Drink

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. This is the simplest thing we do. GBP 3 puts a hot, fresh jiangxiang bing and a hot drink into someone's hands on the street - the exact act that made Mr Tang's griddle famous. It is food that is warm, filling and handed over with respect, not pity. Outreach volunteers distribute the meals where rough sleepers actually are: doorways, bus stops, underpasses and tent encampments. Entry: GBP 3.00 feeds one person. Buy several to feed a small group. HELP THE POORS supports street kitchens feeding the poor in Los Angeles and the UK.

Price: £3.00

Location: London, W1B 5HL

Published by Luk Kane on OmniList.