At the table
Hold the bread and bite through bread and jelly together; keep it level so the filling does not slide out. Ask for less chili when ordering.
Bread fat and sauce ingredients are not fixed; ask about dairy, animal fat and seasoning if choosing vegetarian food.
Pea or sweet-potato starch may be used. Scallion, salt and MSG depend on the seller; bowl-served jelly with potato is a different serving.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Pea or sweet-potato starch may be used. Scallion, salt and MSG depend on the seller; bowl-served jelly with potato is a different serving.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Mild bread and jelly contrasted with lively chili.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft bread against cool, slippery jelly.
- How it’s made
- Starch jelly is cooked and cooled to set, sliced and tucked into a split flatbread with seasoning.
Pea or sweet-potato starch may be used. Scallion, salt and MSG depend on the seller; bowl-served jelly with potato is a different serving.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Tibet.
About this regional connection
Tibet: Lhasa’s small street-food shops serve jelly in several ways. Putting it inside bread makes a convenient hand-held snack.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有凉粉夹饼吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Lhasa Jelly-filled Flatbread
Lhasa’s small street-food shops serve jelly in several ways. Putting it inside bread makes a convenient hand-held snack.