Běijīng Kǎoyā Juǎn (北京烤鸭卷)
The Beijing kaoya juan is the afterlife of a banquet: the lacquered duck a Ming court ate, now a hand parcel where a thin pancake, sweet sauce, scallion, and carved slices stand in for the ceremony.
Andrew Lekashman
Bāozi (包子)
Steamed filled bun; leavened dough wrapped around various fillings, pleated on top, steamed. While typically enclosed, some styles are se...
Bǎodìng Lǘ Ròu Huǒshāo (保定驴肉火烧)
The Baoding donkey burger is the round, hot-meat school of huoshao: a thick wheat bun packed with warm braised donkey and aspic, against Hejian's flat cold rectangle.
Bǎobǐng (薄饼)
Thin pancake wrapper; for Peking duck and wraps.
Báijí Mó (白吉馍)
The bread itself; round, flat, baked in clay oven or on griddle. Crispy exterior, soft layered interior. Split to form pocket.
Vegan Shawarma (שווארמה טבעונית)
Vegan shawarma; seitan or mushroom-based.
Tunisian Sandwich (כריך טוניסאי)
Tunisian-style sandwich; baguette with tuna, harissa, preserved lemon, capers, olives, potato, hard-boiled egg. Brought by Tunisian Jews.
Tongue Sandwich (כריך לשון)
Lashon is the smooth, mild Old-World deli meat the young Israel cast off as too heavy and galut, then Tel Aviv chefs brought back on purpose. Brined beef tongue, thin on plain white with mustard.
Toast (טוסט)
Israeli grilled sandwich; pressed with yellow cheese, vegetables. Café staple.
Toast with Vegetables (טוסט עם ירקות)
Vegetable toast; tomato, cucumber, peppers, cheese.
Toast with Tuna (טוסט עם טונה)
Tuna toast; tuna salad and cheese, grilled.
Toast with Pastrami (טוסט עם פסטרמה)
Pastrami toast; Romanian-Jewish influence.
T'bit Sandwich
Slow-cooked chicken and rice; sometimes as sandwich filling.
Taboon Bread (לחם טאבון)
Clay oven bread; bubbly, slightly charred.
Shishlik b'Pita (שישליק בפיתה)
Shishlik is the cube on the skewer, threaded from whole-muscle lamb and charred hard over a charcoal mangal, then slid into pita over tahini. The order that is not the minced kebab.