Zǐjǐn Fàntuán (紫金饭团)
Purple rice roll; made with black/purple glutinous rice.
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Zhòngzi (粽子)
Sticky rice dumpling; while typically triangular, sometimes opened and eaten sandwich-style.
Zhōngguó Hànbǎo (中国汉堡)
Chinese hamburger; general term for Chinese-style burger concepts.
Zhīma Shāobing (芝麻烧饼)
Sesame shaobing; plain sesame bread, can be split and filled.
Zhīma Jiàng Shāobing (芝麻酱烧饼)
Sesame paste shaobing; filled with sesame paste (zhīmajiàng).
Zhēngōngfū (真功夫)
Kungfu chain; fast food including steamed items.
Zhàzhū Bāo (炸猪包)
Deep-fried pork bun; char siu bao that's deep-fried instead of steamed.
Zájī Jiānbing (杂粮煎饼)
Multi-grain jianbing; batter made with mixed grains for nuttier flavor.
Zájī Jiānbǐng (杂粮煎饼)
Multi-grain pancake; savory crepe made with mixed grain flour.
Yóutiáo (油条)
Fried dough stick; Chinese cruller, essential component of many sandwiches.
Yóutiáo (油条)
Fried dough stick; essential breakfast item.
Yóubǐng (油饼)
Fried flatbread; simple deep-fried bread, often eaten for breakfast.
Yóu Shāobing (油烧饼)
Oil shaobing; made with more oil/fat, flakier layers.
Yèrbā (叶儿粑)
Leaf-wrapped rice cake; glutinous rice with sweet or savory filling, wrapped in leaf.
Yángròu Shāobing (羊肉烧饼)
The lamb-filled sesame-crusted shāobing of Hui Muslim northern China: a laminated baked flatbread split open and packed with cumin-and-chili minced lamb.
Yángròu Jiāmó (羊肉夹馍)
Yángròu jiāmó is the lamb member of Shaanxi's split-bread family: where the famous pork roujiamo stews its meat for hours, this one stir-fries lamb hot in chili oil and cumin, packed into a baked mó.
Yángròu Chuàn Jiā Náng (羊肉串夹馕)
Charcoal-grilled cumin lamb stripped off the skewer and folded into firm Xinjiang náng, the clay-oven flatbread standing in for both plate and wrapper at Ürümqi's night-market grills.
Xīshǎoyé (西少爷)
Xi Shao Ye chain; popular modern roujiamo chain.
Xiǎolóngbāo (小笼包)
Soup dumpling; while technically a dumpling, sometimes served in bun form or with bread.
Xiǎohóngsū Jiānbing (小红书煎饼)
Social media-famous jianbing; trendy variations shared on Xiaohongshu (RED).