Description
A massively popular giant griddle-baked flatbread from the Tujia ethnic minority, often called Chinese street pizza. A flaky, multi-layered pastry is pan-fried on a huge griddle, then heavily brushed with a special 'sweet-spicy sauce' blended from fermented pastes and spices.
Restaurants serving Jiang Xiang Bing (Tujia Sauce Flatbread)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Sweet bean sauce
- Doubanjiang
- Soybean paste
- Ketchup
- White sesame
- Scallion
- Veg oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Knead flour with both hot and cold water. Fold with oil repeatedly to create layers, then roll into a giant thin circle.
- Slow-fry sweet bean sauce, Doubanjiang, soybean paste, oyster sauce, ketchup, garlic, ginger, and spices into a thick sweet-spicy paste.
- Place the dough on a giant oiled iron griddle.
- Fry both sides until golden, flaky, and crispy.
- While piping hot, heavily brush the entire surface with the secret sauce.
- Scatter white sesame and minced scallions.
- Chop violently into bite-sized diamond shapes, weigh it, and serve in a paper bag.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Shatteringly crisp pastry and the sweet-spicy umami-bomb sauce、旨味の塊である特製ソースの甘辛さ
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Make pie dough with JP flour, brush with mixed sweet miso and BBQ sauce
Pairing
Soy Milk / Tofu Pudding
Trivia
Originally a Tujia ethnic dish, stalls branded 'Tujia Jiang Xiang Bing' exploded around universities nationwide around 2009. The roasted sauce aroma drifts for hundreds of meters, magically forcing passersby to buy it.
Eating tips & etiquette
At stalls, you order by weight or price. Use the provided bamboo skewers to stab the crispy diamond pieces and eat while walking. A classic scene of Chinese mornings.
Allergen
Wheat, Soybeans, Sesame