A general name for baked or griddled wheat flatbreads, often topped with sesame seeds and layered inside. They can be plain, salty with scallion, sweet, or filled with meat; eaten for breakfast or with soup.
This shop's sesame shaobing is especially fragrant.
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A northern staple - oven-baked or griddle-toasted flatbread, often coated with sesame seeds, sometimes layered and flaky, sometimes stuffed with scallions, meat, or sugar. Traditionally attributed to the Han dynasty general 班超, though the legend is folklore.