Eating in China
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Guobier (thin fried dough sheets)

馃箅儿Guǒbìr

Thin, crisp sheets of fried wheat dough used as a filling.

Type
Flour & starch noodles

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Usually broad, roughly square or rectangular and golden to brown, with a brittle edge.

In the kitchen

One crisp filling option for Tianjin jianbing guozi, wrapped inside the pancake.

Dough ingredients and frying oils vary by maker. These thin sheets are distinct from long, hollow youtiao.

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这道菜里有馃箅儿吗?

Does this dish contain Guobier (thin fried dough sheets)?

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