Héjiān Lǘ Ròu Huǒshāo (河间驴肉火烧)
Hejian-style donkey burger; rectangular shape, thinner bread, more crispy layers.
Hejian-style donkey burger; rectangular shape, thinner bread, more crispy layers.
Black truffle burger; upscale modern Chinese burger.
Pot helmet bread; large, thick flatbread baked on side of pot/oven. Crispy outside, soft inside. Split to hold fillings.
A pre-creased steamed bun folds over pork belly braised until the fat turns to silk, with pickled mustard greens, cilantro, and crushed peanut to keep the richness in check. Taiwan's tiger bites pig.
Traditional gua bao; fatty braised pork belly (kòngròu), pickled greens, cilantro, peanut powder. The classic version.
Lean pork gua bao; for those preferring less fat.
Half fatty half lean gua bao; balanced meat selection.
Character bun; shaped buns, often with various fillings.
Club sandwich Hong Kong style; often with egg, ham, and local touches.
Kung Pao chicken burger; classic dish as burger filling.
Steamed pork with rice flour roujiamo; pork coated in spiced rice flour, steamed until tender, stuffed in mo.
Rice roll/ball; sticky rice wrapped around fillings (yóutiáo, pickles, pork floss, egg).
Rice roll with fried dough inside.
Rice roll with pickled vegetables.
Soy milk with fried dough; classic breakfast, dipping yóutiáo in sweetened or savory soy milk.
Classic breakfast trio; soy milk, sesame bread, fried dough. The yóutiáo often placed inside the shaobing.
Tofu pudding with fried dough; breakfast pairing.
Lantern shadow beef pancake; thin, crispy dried beef in flatbread.
A Hong Kong egg sandwich is sold on how much egg the counter will pile between two slices of cheap white bread: two or three eggs, scrambled soft or fried, built warm and gone in five bites.
Dan bing is the egg crepe Taiwan softened on purpose. A thin wheat batter griddled with an egg, rolled into a log and scissored into segments, dressed with sweet soy at the breakfast counter.
Egg crepe with corn.
Egg crepe with pork floss.
Egg crepe with cheese.