Sesame flatbreads cling to the inner wall of a clay oven above glowing coals, and on the table lie a large round bread covered in sesame, a few folded scallion flatbreads and a stack of thin spring pancakes.
Baked and griddled
Introduction
Shaobing, griddle bread, guokui, naan, spring pancakes and other wheat flatbreads.
Flatbreads are the baked and griddled breads and filled cakes of wheat flour, such as shaobing, griddle bread, guokui, naan, spring pancakes and huoshao, and they serve as everyday staples. Shaobing is often baked in a large open clay oven. The Qi Min Yao Shu records a marrow flatbread baked in a hu bing oven, and the Song book Dong Jing Meng Hua Lu also lists hu bing. Sweet shortcrust cakes belong to Pastries, mooncakes to the Mid-Autumn festival foods with Pastries as a second class, and street-sold pancakes and meat-filled buns to Street Snacks.