Showing posts with label Shanghai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shanghai. Show all posts

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Clay Oven Roll 燒餅 [Shao Bing]


"Shao Bing" also called Clay Oven Roll, is a variety of baked flat and crispy bread with sesame on the top, often served with You Taio and Soy Milk as breakfast.

Origin: 1st appeared in mid 2nd century after the general Ban Chao came back from Tarim Basin (Central Asia). And became a popular snack in Tang Dynasty (618-907).

Variety: Plain, Spring onion or Red beans filling.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Sticky rice ball (Glutinous rice ball) 飯糰 [Fan Tuan] 糯米糰 [Nuo Mi Tuan]



"Fan Tuan" is a breakfast and snack with glutinous rice wrapped You Tiao(deep fried bread stick), Meat floss and pickle mustard. Salted or sweet with sugar. Commonly eat with soy milk.

Origin: Shanghai, central south of China.

Variety taste: Sweet with You Tiao(deep fried bread stick) and sugar. Salted with You Tiao, meat floss and pickle mustard.
Variety shape: Oval round, long, oval long.