At the table
Break or cut open, let the filling cool and eat over a plate to catch flakes. No dipping or peeling is required.
Contains wheat, sesame and soybean oil. Filling and hot fat can burn; confirm the meat and added fats when ordering.
Other fillings and spice blends exist. The selected pork-cabbage version contains lard; a vegetable-named filling need not be vegetarian.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Other fillings and spice blends exist. The selected pork-cabbage version contains lard; a vegetable-named filling need not be vegetarian.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savory pork and cabbage with toasted sesame, scallion and ginger.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- A crisp, flaky golden shell around tender, juicy filling.
- How it’s made
- Make wheat-water dough with soybean oil and layer it with flour-soybean-oil paste. Fill with drained cabbage, chopped pork belly, lard, sesame oil, scallion, ginger, salt and MSG; top with sesame and bake on the heated jar wall.
Other fillings and spice blends exist. The selected pork-cabbage version contains lard; a vegetable-named filling need not be vegetarian.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Hebei.
About this regional connection
Hebei: 乐亭吊桥缸炉烘烤的肉菜馅油酥烧饼。
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有吊桥缸炉烧饼吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Baking on a curved oven wall
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Laoting’s craft uses a water jar built into a stove, with dough attached to the heated inner wall. Oiled layers and charcoal baking give the small stuffed pastries their crisp shell.
