At the table
Spread a little sauce, add scallion, roll up and take small bites. Ask for less scallion if its raw bite is strong.
Soy is in this pancake; sweet wheat sauce commonly contains wheat. Ask about the actual sauce and griddle oil.
Grain mixtures and sauce recipes differ. Raw scallion is pungent even without chili.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Grain mixtures and sauce recipes differ. Raw scallion is pungent even without chili.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Toasted grain, sweet-savory sauce and sharp raw scallion.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Thin, slightly chewy pancake with crisp scallion.
- How it’s made
- Millet and soybeans are ground into batter and spread thin on a griddle; scallion and sauce are added for eating.
Grain mixtures and sauce recipes differ. Raw scallion is pungent even without chili.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Its origins are linked to Shandong.
About this regional connection
Shandong: Taishan/Taian millet-soy pancake withscallion.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有泰山煎饼卷大葱吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A simple Taishan pairing
Around Taishan, thin grain pancakes provide a wrapper for scallion and sweet wheat sauce. The contrast between toasted grain, crisp onion and savory sauce is the appeal of this straightforward combination.