手抓饼 (shǒuzhuābǐng) · hand-grabbed pancake

Measure Word

一张手抓饼 zhāng

Meanings

1 hand-grabbed pancake
2 flaky scallion pancake

Made with

面粉 miànfěn 鸡蛋 jīdàn 生菜 shēngcài 培根 péigēn 火腿 huǒtuǐ

About the dish

A flaky, layered wheat pancake fried on a griddle, usually with an egg cooked onto it, then filled with lettuce, ham or sausage and a sweet or chili sauce, and folded to eat by hand. A street breakfast.

Usually contains egg and wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

早餐我喜欢吃手抓饼。

Zǎocān wǒ xǐhuan chī shǒuzhuābǐng.

I like eating shouzhuabing for breakfast.

HSK 7-9

地铁站门口有一家手抓饼摊。

Dìtiězhàn ménkǒu yǒu yì jiā shǒuzhuābǐng tān.

There's a shouzhuabing stall by the subway entrance.

HSK 7-9

加个鸡蛋和火腿的手抓饼最好吃。

Jiā ge jīdàn hé huǒtuǐ de shǒuzhuābǐng zuì hǎochī.

Shouzhuabing with egg and ham added is the tastiest.

Tips

culture

Originally from Taiwan, 手抓饼 became a massive mainland street-food hit in the 2010s. Vendors rip the cooked pancake with their hands (the 'hand-grabbing' of the name) to fluff it up before adding fillings.