Laobing (also: Luobing; ) is a type of unleavened
flatbread
A flatbread is a bread made with flour; water, milk, yogurt, or other liquid; and salt, and then thoroughly rolled into flattened dough. Many flatbreads are unleavened, although some are leavened, such as pizza and pita bread.
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popular in parts of northern China, including
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. It is sometimes referred to as a Chinese pancake.
Laobing can be the size of a large
pizza
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, about one centimeter thick, and is doughy and chewy in texture. The bing is made by pan frying a rolled and layered unleavened dough consisting of salt, flour, and water.
[Qarooni, J., 1996: Flat Bread Technology, Springer p. 86.] Most laobing are plain, although some have
scallions
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or
brown sugar
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inside the pastry. Laobing is usually cut into slices and served as a staple food, or can be stir-fried with meat and vegetables to make chaobing (stir-fried Chinese pancakes).
See also
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Scallion pancake
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Guokui
Guokui (), literally "pot helmet", is a kind of flatbread made from flour originating from Shaanxi cuisine.
Variations
The dish is said to have been invented during the Tang Dynasty by a laborer who cooked flatbread in his iron helmet over a wo ...
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Paratha
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Roti canai
Roti canai (pronunciation: /tʃanaɪ/) or roti prata, also known as roti chenai and roti cane (/tʃane/), is an Indian flatbread dish found in several countries in Southeast Asia, especially in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thaila ...
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Wrap (sandwich)
A wrap is a food dish made with a soft flatbread rolled around a filling.
The usual flatbreads are wheat tortillas, lavash, or pita; the filling may include cold sliced meat, poultry, or fish, shredded lettuce, diced tomato or pico de gallo, ...
References
Chinese breads
Flatbreads
Pancakes
Unleavened breads
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