Andrew Lekashman - One Sandwich - The Joy of Sandwiches (Page 5)

Baked buns; lamb-filled buns baked in tonur oven.

Juntun guokui; Chengdu's famous street food. Flaky layered bread stuffed with spiced minced pork, baked until crispy.

Rolled pancake/wrap; thin wheat pancake wrapped around various fillings. General term for many wrapped foods.

Cocktail bun; sweet bun filled with shredded coconut and sugar mixture.

Chive stuffed flatbread; Chinese chives with egg, sometimes vermicelli.

Chive and egg flatbread; vegetarian filling.

Beijing sauce shredded pork wrap; sweet bean paste-sauced pork strips rolled in thin pancake with scallion and cucumber. Beijing duck-ins...

Egg roujiamo; scrambled or fried egg with vegetables in mo. Vegetarian option.

Egg-filled pancake; flatbread with egg poured inside creating a pocket, from Henan. Crispy outside, eggy inside.

Soy sauce.

Chinese street crepe; thin batter spread on round griddle, egg cracked and spread on top, crispy cracker (báocuì) and scallions added, fo...

Jianbing with fried dough stick; yóutiáo (Chinese cruller) placed inside for extra crunch.

Jianbing with Chinese sausage.

Jianbing with fresh lettuce added.

Jianbing with pork floss (dried shredded pork).

Jianbing with chili sauce; adjustable spice level.

Jianbing with ham slice added.

Jianbing with black sesame seeds sprinkled on.

Jianbing with thin crispy cracker; the cracker (báocuì) adds essential crunch.

Double-egg jianbing; two eggs for extra richness.

Tianjin-style jianbing; the classic version. Mung bean and wheat batter, egg, crispy fried dough stick (yóutiáo) or thin cracker (báocuì)...

Tianjin crepe; already covered above, the definitive version.

The batter; traditionally mung bean flour and wheat flour, sometimes with millet or other grains. Creates thin, slightly crispy crepe.

'Tiger bites pig' gua bao; nickname for the sandwich, bun resembles tiger's mouth.