Zhīma Shāobing (芝麻烧饼)
Sesame shaobing; plain sesame bread, can be split and filled.
Sesame shaobing; plain sesame bread, can be split and filled.
Sesame paste shaobing; filled with sesame paste (zhīmajiàng).
Oil shaobing; made with more oil/fat, flakier layers.
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.
Baked sesame flatbread; layered, flaky bread coated with sesame seeds, baked in oven or on griddle. Can be stuffed or used to sandwich fi...
Shaobing with yóutiáo inside; popular combination.
The north Chinese breakfast handheld of two crisps in one bite: a sesame-crusted baked shāobing split open and stuffed with a fresh-fried twin-strand yóutiáo cruller.
The Shandong sesame flatbread is engineered to crackle outside and stay hollow inside, a layered pocket built to hold sliced braised pork or cumin lamb without dissolving at the seam.
Shaobing with pork tenderloin; grilled or fried pork cutlet in shaobing.
Shaobing with egg; fried egg sandwiched in shaobing.
Meat shaobing; ground meat (usually pork or beef) stuffed inside before baking.
Beef shaobing; ground beef filling, common in Muslim areas.
Horseshoe shaobing; horseshoe-shaped sesame bread.
Huangqiao shaobing; from Taizhou, famous for flaky layers, can have sweet or savory fillings.
Classic breakfast trio; soy milk, sesame bread, fried dough. The yóutiáo often placed inside the shaobing.