Northern Chinese Stuffed Flatbread (Xian Bing) — Pan-Fried Filled Bread
Northern China
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Origin
Northern China — Beijing, Shandong, Dongbei traditions
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Description
Xian bing (馅饼) — stuffed pancake/flatbread — is a Northern Chinese street food: a thin wheat dough is filled with spiced pork and vegetable mixture, folded and sealed, then pan-fried in a flat pan with oil until golden on both sides. Distinct from jiaozi (boiled) and sheng jian bao (steamed-then-fried): xian bing is entirely pan-fried and has a thicker dough.
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The Thread
—Korean buchimgae — pan-fried stuffed pancake
—Argentinian empanada — filled pastry tradition
—Georgian lobiani — bean-stuffed bread
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Flavour Context
Crispy, slightly oily dough exterior; savoury pork and vegetable filling; ginger and sesame aromatic; vinegar condiment essential
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