At the table
Break into pieces and eat warm. Sheep soup is a separate common pairing; dip pieces if desired, rather than assuming soup comes with the bread.
Ask which flour and fat are used in the paste. Contains wheat and sesame; ordering sheep soup makes the meal nonvegetarian.
Cornmeal can replace millet in modern paste versions. Shop oils vary; the selected bread has no meat filling or yeast.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Cornmeal can replace millet in modern paste versions. Shop oils vary; the selected bread has no meat filling or yeast.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Toasted sesame and grain, lightly salty.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Crisp crust and soft separated layers.
- How it’s made
- Knead wheat flour with water, salt and cooking alkali, resting between kneads. Roll thin, spread millet-flour sesame-oil paste, roll up and form discs. Coat one side with sesame and attach the other to the oven ceiling to bake above charcoal.
Cornmeal can replace millet in modern paste versions. Shop oils vary; the selected bread has no meat filling or yeast.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Liaoning.
About this regional connection
Liaoning: Local culinary association; not a claim of exclusive origin.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有凌源吊炉烧饼吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Lingyuan hanging-oven sesame bread
Lingyuan bakers form layers by rolling oil paste into dough and baking beneath the oven roof. Sesame bread paired with sheep soup is part of the local breakfast routine.