肉夹馍 (ròujiāmó) · rou jia mo, Xi'an meat sandwich

Measure Word

一个肉夹馍 gè

Meanings

1 rou jia mo
2 Xi'an meat sandwich

Made with

About the dish

A flat, crisp-crusted wheat bun split open and stuffed with chopped pork stewed in a spiced soy broth, fat included. Savoury and juicy. Muslim shops use beef or lamb instead. Green pepper or chili is added on request.

Usually contains wheat

Characters

to clip; sandwich; wedge

馍

mó

steamed/baked bun (NW dialect)

Examples

HSK 7-9

去西安一定要吃一个正宗的肉夹馍。

Qù Xī'ān yídìng yào chī yí ge zhèngzōng de ròujiāmó.

When in Xi'an, you have to eat an authentic rou jia mo.

HSK 7-9

刚出炉的肉夹馍又香又脆。

Gāng chūlú de ròujiāmó yòu xiāng yòu cuì.

A rou jia mo fresh from the oven is fragrant and crisp.

Tips

history

Strictly speaking the name is reversed: it really means 肉夹于馍 (meat wedged inside the bread), with 于 dropped as Old Chinese remnant - a quirk grammarians love to point out. The dish itself comes from Shaanxi 关中 cuisine, with 腊汁肉夹馍 (Xi'an pork) and 老潼关肉夹馍 (Tongguan style, crisper bread) as the two main lineages.