Jiānbing with Yóutiáo (煎饼油条)
Jianbing with fried dough stick; yóutiáo (Chinese cruller) placed inside for extra crunch.
Jianbing with fried dough stick; yóutiáo (Chinese cruller) placed inside for extra crunch.
Jianbing with pork floss (dried shredded pork).
Jianbing with chili sauce; adjustable spice level.
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.
Jianbing guozi is a sixty-second performance on a hot iron disc: batter, egg, sauces, crunch, folded and gone. Tianjin first wrote it down in 1933 and now guards the choreography fiercely.
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.
Ham and egg sandwich; classic HK combo.
Huangqiao shaobing; from Taizhou, famous for flaky layers, can have sweet or savory fillings.
Flower roll; twisted steamed bread, sometimes split for sandwiches.
Flower roll; twisted steamed bread.
Sweet potato guokui; with mashed sweet potato filling.
Red-braised pork burger; hongshao rou as burger filling.
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.
Taiwanese pork belly bun; soft, folded steamed bun (similar to lotus leaf bun) filled with braised pork belly, pickled mustard greens (su...
Traditional gua bao; fatty braised pork belly (kòngròu), pickled greens, cilantro, peanut powder. The classic version.