At the table
Ask for it cut into pieces to share. Let the hot, fatty filling cool before biting; chili can be requested separately.
Contains pork and wheat, with sesame. It is neither vegetarian nor vegan.
The selected style uses pork caul fat and sesame paste. Other makers vary the pork fat and spices; chili is an optional addition.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
The selected style uses pork caul fat and sesame paste. Other makers vary the pork fat and spices; chili is an optional addition.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Rich pork fat, toasted sesame and scallion.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Crisp browned crust with softer, rich layers.
- How it’s made
- Fermented dough encloses diced pork fat and scallion, is flattened and sesame-coated, then baked against a hot stove wall.
The selected style uses pork caul fat and sesame paste. Other makers vary the pork fat and spices; chili is an optional addition.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Hubei.
About this regional connection
Hubei: Supported local food association, not exclusive origin.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有南漳猪油饼吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A bread shaped by its oven
Nanzhang's pork-fat bread gains its browned surface from the hot wall of a charcoal stove. Melting fat and scallion flavour the dough from within, while sesame gives the outside a toasted aroma.