At the table
Hold over a plate or paper wrapper and bite through bread and meat together. Take care with hot bread and filling.
Contains wheat, gluten and pork; not vegetarian or vegan. Check meat seasonings and bread ingredients for soy, sesame, egg or milk if allergic. Removing the meat does not guarantee vegetarian bread. Choose properly stored cooked meat and eat promptly.
The bread can be eaten plain or with different fillings, including donkey meat and sausage. These are alternatives, not a mixture in every sandwich. Ask about added chilli and the bread’s fat.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
The bread can be eaten plain or with different fillings, including donkey meat and sausage. These are alternatives, not a mixture in every sandwich. Ask about added chilli and the bread’s fat.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savoury cooked pork and toasted wheat; chilli is an optional condiment.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- A crisp, blistered crust, softer layered bread and tender meat with some soft skin and fat.
- How it’s made
- The wheat bread is baked, split and filled with sliced, fully cooked pork head meat. Bread fats and meat seasonings depend on the maker.
The bread can be eaten plain or with different fillings, including donkey meat and sausage. These are alternatives, not a mixture in every sandwich. Ask about added chilli and the bread’s fat.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Hebei.
About this regional connection
Hebei: PeopleDaily and Tangshan tourism identify Luanzhou origin and meatfilled serving.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有唐山郝家火烧吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A Luanzhou bread-and-meat tradition
Haojia huoshao is associated with Luanzhou, formerly Luan County. Its crisp bread and cooked-meat fillings make it a distinctive Tangshan snack; the filling is chosen separately from the bread.