Laobing

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Laobing
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Origin
Place of origin China
Details
Type Flatbread
Main ingredient(s) Salt, flour, water
Laobing
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Laobing (also: Luobing; Chinese: 烙餅; pinyin: làobǐng, lùobǐng) is a type of unleavened flatbread popular in parts of northern China, especially in Beijing. It is sometimes referred to as a Chinese pancake.

Laobing can be the size of a large pizza, about one centimeter thick, and is doughy and chewy in texture. The bing is made by pan frying a thick unleavened batter consisting of salt, flour, and water. Most laobing are plain, although some have scallions or brown sugar 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).

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