xianbing

plural xianbings

1. countableuncountableA traditional kind of Chinese stuffed pancake.

   Niangao, Xianbing, Doufunao and Wandouhuang, all freshly made, are laid on the counter.

   2008 August 8, Milo Lee, “He who has never eaten Jiumen Snacks is not a true man”, in Beijing Today, number 375, page 18

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   As a Beijing worker commented, at best a hamburger is the equivalent of xianbing, a type of Chinese pancake with meat inside, which no one would treat as a daily meal.

   2001, Yunxiang Yan, “McDonald’s in Beijing: the localization of Americana”, in Daniel Miller, editor, The History and Regional Development of Consumption (Consumption: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences; volume II), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, part 8, “Far East”, page 340

   We also had sweet and spicy pine nut crispy fish (I devoured the head for the cheeks and eyes) and a cumin lamb quesadilla called xianbing, super-crunchy with an almost Mexican-tasting filling.

   2008 August 27, Ming Tsai, “Ming Tsai finds some good eating in Beijing”, in The Boston Globe, volume 274, number 58, Boston, Mass., page E2, column 3

   An Die An Niang This no-frills Shandong eatery at Chaoyang Park West Gate makes great down-home zhou (rice porridge), stuffed pies (xianbing) and some of the biggest baozi in town.

   2010 February, “Shandong”, in The Beijinger, page 49, column 1

   Field notes: Cousin to xianbing (餡餅), which are wider (palm-sized), flatter and often stuffed with meat, chives or eggplant.

   2010 November, “Circles”, in The Beijinger, section “mending roubing (门钉肉饼 doornail pie)”, page 20

   Grain or bean salads, boiled dumplings, savory muffins and even Beijing snacks such as xianbing or shaobing are worth consideration.

   2010 December, Olivia Lee, “Food Flight: Eating healthy on long distance flights”, in beijingkids, page 24