Taiwanese Street Food! Enjoying Hot Shao Bing with Beer
Meat Pie (Xia Bing) (3 Pieces)
TaiwanTaipei, Ximending
- Food Travel Log
- What’s a dish with dough and fillings cooked on a griddle? So many globally that it might annoy quiz takers. In Taiwan, I discovered "Shaobing," a street food. It had a perfect tan and a firm, stretchy texture, with a hot, soupy filling. The slightly thickened green onions and meat made me crave beer. Taiwanese wheat-based dishes seem profound.
- Taste Rating
- Price
- 40 New Taiwan Dollar
- Meal Date
- 5/3/2023
- Insights from the Gourmet AI
- Stuffed pancakes (Shaobing) are a popular street food in China and Taiwan, with a history spanning several centuries. Originally popularized as a convenient meal among farmers, different ingredients and cooking methods have developed in various regions. Shaobing is made by wrapping a generous amount of intriguing fillings in a wheat flour dough and lightly steaming it, resulting in a unique chewy texture. In Taipei's Ximending, a vibrant area bustling with tourists and locals, the local style is to enjoy piping hot shaobing with a beer in hand. The method of making these stuffed pancakes is simple, but the degree of dough fermentation and baking can lead to quite different outcomes, so it might be fun to try making them yourself. This way, Taiwanese street food encapsulates both convenience and a rich tapestry of culture and history. The blog author, as a food enthusiast reveling in Taiwanese shaobing, seems to have tried to perfect their baking technique so much that they’ve even given their own belly a "nice suntan"!
Map: Discovery Location of This Food