Sandwich · Braised & griddled
Roujiamo (Braised Pork in Flatbread)
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It's often billed as 'the Chinese hamburger,' and Xi'an vendors like to claim its braised-pork recipe goes back over 2,000 years, a story that is popular but unproven.
Slow-braised, chopped pork (stewed for hours in a broth of warm spices) is packed into a lightly leavened flatbread (baijimo) that's baked or griddled until crisp outside and soft within.
Why it's made this way: Roujiamo is the signature street snack of Shaanxi, especially Xi'an, and its name simply means 'meat sandwiched in bread.'
Roughly what's in it
400kcal
20gprotein
38gcarbs
18gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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Part of World of Street Food — 3443 dishes from 118 countries.
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