Shao Bing, or 燒餅 literally means “roasted pastry“.
It is a typical baked and layered flatbread in Chinese cuisine. They can either contain savoury or sweet fillings, or they can be empty. In Taiwan, it is very common for breakfast and they’re usually filled with You Tiao 油條 (chinese donuts) and served with warm Dou Jiang 豆漿(soy milk), just like the picture below.
Source – Colin Woon on Flickr
I have such vivid memories of lining up in the morning at this place near my aunts in Taipei. As a kid, I would watch them prepare it from start to finish. They would roll out the dough, flatten it out and then reach into the hot round upright oven (?? I don’t know what they’re called, I’m just describing it as I remember how they look like) and literally smear it onto the walls to bake.
Recently, my mom went to Taiwan for a short vacation. She actually left a day after I got back from Whistler at the end of March. Now, every time my mom comes back from Taiwan, we’re guaranteed two thing in her luggage. A case of Taiwan Beer, which I looooove, and Ziploc bags full of freshly made shaobing bought just before she boarded the plane.
Going to guess that this is a list of other locations? Pretty sure…someone want to read it for me?
Peeking out of the paper bag.. oh there’s so many things we can do with you. Plain and dipped in dou jiang, filled with whatever you want..
Now they’re not exactly fresh, but they’re just as good as new once you throw them into the oven for a couple minutes.
Since there was no you tiao or dou jiang on hand, I just made some scrambled eggs and looked around for some other fillers. Found some pork floss and cilantro to top it up. Mmmm mmmmm…
Lateral view.
