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Cured Beef Roujiamo

Xi’an cured-beef flatbread sandwich

Chinese name
腊牛肉夹馍
Mandarin pinyin
Là niúròu jiá mó

A Xi’an flatbread sandwich filled with cooked cured beef. The beef is sliced or chopped and tucked into a warm wheat mo, bringing aromatic meat and freshly baked bread together.

Heat
Region
Shaanxi
Type
Snacks
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What goes into it?

Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.

The cut and lean-to-fat balance of the beef, and the texture of the mo, vary between preparations.

Recipes vary by restaurant.

How does it taste?

Savory, aromatic cured beef with the toasted wheat flavor of warm mo.

Chili heat
Texture
Tender cured beef inside a warm flatbread that may be softer or crisper by preparation.
How it’s made
Slice or chop cooked cured beef and tuck it into a freshly heated wheat mo.

The cut and lean-to-fat balance of the beef, and the texture of the mo, vary between preparations.

A CONNECTION TO PLACE

Origin & regional roots

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Associated with Shaanxi.

About this regional connection

Shaanxi: Directly read Xi’an food reporting and a Xi’an cured-beef maker profile support city association; exclusive origin not asserted.

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