Roujiamo (肉夹馍)
Roujiamo reads backwards: meat-clasps-bread. The dish runs backwards too, an old Muslim oven-bread carrying a Han braise, the meal Xi'an built once both communities had shared its walls long enough.
China
Ròu Shāobing (肉烧饼)
Meat shaobing; ground meat (usually pork or beef) stuffed inside before baking.
Ròu Jiā Mó Hànbǎo (肉夹馍汉堡)
Roujiamo in burger format; fusion presentation.
Ròu Jiā Mó Chain (肉夹馍连锁)
Roujiamo chain restaurants; brands like Xi Shao Ye, Bing Zhi Rong Yu standardizing the format.
Ròu Bāozi (肉包子)
Meat bun; pork filling with ginger, scallion, soy sauce, sesame oil.
Qíshān Sàozi Jiāmó (岐山臊子夹馍)
Qishan-style roujiamo; with sàozi (minced pork in spicy, sour sauce with tofu, wood ear mushrooms, day lily). Tangier flavor profile.
Qīngjiāo Jīdàn Jiāmó (青椒鸡蛋夹馍)
Green pepper and egg roujiamo; scrambled egg with green peppers.
Nuòmǐjī (糯米鸡)
Lotus leaf sticky rice; sticky rice with chicken, mushroom, Chinese sausage wrapped in lotus leaf, steamed. Unwrapped and eaten like sand...
Niúròu Xiàn Bǐng (牛肉馅饼)
Beef stuffed flatbread; ground beef with onion/scallion.
Niúròu Shāobing (牛肉烧饼)
Beef shaobing; ground beef filling, common in Muslim areas.
Niúròu Sānmíngzhì (牛肉三明治)
Beef sandwich; satay beef or other preparations.
Niúròu Jiāmó (牛肉夹馍)
Beef roujiamo; braised beef version, popular in Muslim areas of Xi'an. Halal option.
Náng (馕)
Uyghur flatbread; round, crusty bread baked in tandoor-style oven (tonur), often with sesame or onion. Used to wrap kebabs or scoop dishes.
Náng Bāo Ròu (馕包肉)
Nang wrapped meat; lamb or beef pieces wrapped in nang bread.
Nǎi Huáng Bāo (奶黄包)
Custard bun; sweet steamed bun with egg custard filling.
Mùxū Ròu Juǎn Bǐng (木须肉卷饼)
Moo shu pork wrap; scrambled egg with pork, wood ear mushrooms, lily buds in thin pancake.
Mó (馍)
The baked bread for roujiamo; crispy outside, layered and soft inside.
Ménding Ròubǐng (门钉肉饼)
Doornail meat pie; thick, round pan-fried meat pie resembling the studs on old Beijing gates.
McDonald's China (麦当劳)
McDonald's China; localized sandwiches, rice items.
Mǎtí Shāobing (马蹄烧饼)
Horseshoe shaobing; horseshoe-shaped sesame bread.
Mápo Dòufu Hànbǎo (麻婆豆腐汉堡)
Mapo tofu burger; Sichuan classic as burger.