At the table
Tear off a piece and fold it around a little of the accompanying vegetables, or eat it alongside the meal. Add chili sauce to taste.
Contains wheat. Ask about cooking fat and accompaniments if avoiding animal ingredients.
Sauces, pickles and meat broth are accompaniments, not a fixed part of the bread dough.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Accompaniments may include huahuacai mixed pickles, chili sauce or chive sauce; meat broth is another serving option.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Mild wheat flavor with a toasted surface.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Soft and pliable, with lightly browned patches.
- How it’s made
- Wheat flour, water and culinary alkali are used in fermented dough, which is cooked over gentle heat on a griddle.
Accompaniments may include huahuacai mixed pickles, chili sauce or chive sauce; meat broth is another serving option.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Its origins are linked to Xinjiang.
About this regional connection
Xinjiang: Qapqal Sibe staple flatbread.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有锡伯大饼吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Bread at the Sibe table
In Qapqal, this broad, soft bread is a familiar Sibe staple. Turning it on the griddle produces contrasting marks traditionally called “sky” and “earth”. Pickled vegetables bring a salty contrast to the plain bread.
