A small, flaky, round pastry filled with preserved mustard greens and fatty pork, crusted with sesame and baked against the wall of a charcoal oven.
What makes it huangshan shaobing
Many-layered pastry, made with lard, rolled thin.
A filling of preserved mustard greens and fatty pork.
Sesame seeds on top, baked stuck to the side of a hot charcoal oven until crisp.
Where it comes from
Huizhou's merchants are said to have carried these on their journeys, because they keep for days. Today they're sold from barrel ovens across the Huangshan area, often by the bag.