驴肉火烧 (lǘròu huǒshāo) · donkey meat bun

Measure Word

一个驴肉火烧 gè

Meanings

1 donkey meat bun

Made with

About the dish

A crisp, layered wheat flatbread split while hot and stuffed with chopped braised donkey meat, often with bits of jellied stock and green pepper. The meat is lean and savoury, a little like beef.

Usually contains wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

河间驴肉火烧皮酥肉香。

Héjiān lǘròu huǒshāo pí sū ròu xiāng.

Hejian donkey-meat huoshao has a crispy crust and fragrant meat.

HSK 7-9

街口新开了一家驴肉火烧店。

Jiēkǒu xīn kāi le yì jiā lǘròu huǒshāo diàn.

A new donkey-meat huoshao shop opened on the corner.

Tips

culture

Hebei specialty, most famously associated with 河间 and 保定. Chopped braised donkey meat stuffed into a baked wheat-flour pocket. Chinese saying: 天上龙肉，地上驴肉 (dragon meat in heaven, donkey meat on earth).