Hot Dog
The two names give it away: a frankfurter is Frankfurt, a wiener is Vienna. The American hot dog is that emigrant sausage in a soft split bun, and a natural casing makes the lineage audible as a snap.
Step into our Split Roll Sandwiches category – your guide to the world of delectable fillings encased in a soft, split roll! Explore the universe of sandwiches like the classic Hot Dog, the decadent Lobster Roll, and much more. These delights, which sit in the bread rather than between two slices, offer a unique take on the sandwich concept. Whether it's a ballpark frank or a seaside seafood treat, we've got it all.
The two names give it away: a frankfurter is Frankfurt, a wiener is Vienna. The American hot dog is that emigrant sausage in a soft split bun, and a natural casing makes the lineage audible as a snap.
Fried dough stick; Chinese cruller, essential component of many sandwiches.
Fried dough stick; essential breakfast item.
Fried flatbread; simple deep-fried bread, often eaten for breakfast.
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.
Xi Shao Ye chain; popular modern roujiamo chain.
Shredded potato roujiamo; stir-fried julienned potato with vinegar and chili in mo. Popular vegetarian street food.
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.
Roujiamo in burger format; fusion presentation.
Roujiamo chain restaurants; brands like Xi Shao Ye, Bing Zhi Rong Yu standardizing the format.
The Qishan-style jiāmó: a baked wheat mó packed with the Wei valley's signature hot-sour minced-pork sauce, sharpened by a late pour of aged black vinegar where the Xi'an braise runs warm.
Green pepper and egg roujiamo; scrambled egg with green peppers.
Beef roujiamo; braised beef version, popular in Muslim areas of Xi'an. Halal option.
The bo lo yau has no pineapple in it, only a crackled sugar crust that looks like one. A warm Hong Kong sweet bun split around a thick cold slab of butter, with milk tea.
The baked bread for roujiamo; crispy outside, layered and soft inside.
Plain steamed bun; no filling, but often used to sandwich other foods.
Mantou with meat; plain steamed bun split and filled with meat.
Mantou with vegetables and egg.
Plain steamed bun; base for many sandwiches.
Almost everything here is in the pot, not on the board. A continuously maintained master stock of star anise and cinnamon braises pork until it shreds, then a crisp wheat bun holds the chop.
Pork version; the traditional and most common filling. Fatty pork belly and lean meat braised together, then chopped.
Chinese sausage roujiamo; sliced cured sausage in mo.
Egg roujiamo; scrambled or fried egg with vegetables in mo. Vegetarian option.