Xian bing

When I’m far from my favorite Asian snack shops, I make the noshes myself. Last week on Lunar New Year, I took the day off and tinkered in the kitchen, preparing traditional Viet eats and these northern Chinese dumplings. I was replicating panfried savory pastries that we’d enjoyed at the Beijing Pie House in […]

Xian Bing (馅饼) Recipe

Yields: 1 bread Preparation time: 20 mins + 1 hour (inactive) Cooking time: 15 mins Ingredients needed to make Sesame Scallion...

Chinese-style meat pies with a crispy crust on the outside and juicy and savory meat filling on the inside. A popular street food throughout China.

Jian Bing - I call it the holy grail of pancakes. During our time in Shanghai, I had this “dosai look-alike” for the first time at one of my trips to the local wet market. Every morning, hundreds of crispy mung bean and wheat flour crepes were slathered w

This Banh Xeo recipe guarantees crispy crunchy results every time! Vietnamese Crepe is the ultimate street food you can enjoy at home.

A coworker & I were talking about delicious Taiwanese food about a month ago. We were looking at various pictures of Taiwanese food & came across one for 牛肉餡餅 & my mouth literally started to drool. I was hooked & decided I had to make some to satisfy my craving so here's my take on it. Yummers! 牛肉餡餅 - Pan-Fried Beef Pastry 1 lb ground beef 6 stalks green onion, finely chopped 1 egg 1/8 cup soy sauce 3 tb sesame oil 2 ts white pepper, ground 1 ts black pepper, ground 2 cups white flour + a…

𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐚 | 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞 on Instagram: "@laopengyouchi is a Chinese restaurant in West Town that makes their noodles and dumplings in house every day! 🍛 We tried: 🥟 Pork & Dill Dumplings in Broth 🥒 Cucumber, Garlic, & Chili Oil 🍜 Beef Noodle Soup 🥖 Xian Bing — Lamb & Cumin Bread 🧋 Milk Tea w/ Herbal Jelly We loooved the dumplings — some of the best dumplings we’ve had in the city! 🔥 Pro-tip: All of the food is fairly spicy so I’d be prepared for that. Also, they don’t…

Discover the authentic taste of China with our Xian Bing - a savoury meat pie that will leave your taste buds craving for more.