Guokui

Guokui (simplified Chinese: 锅盔; traditional Chinese: 鍋盔; pinyin: guōkuī)[1] is a kind of pancake made from flour originating from Shaanxi cuisine. It is round in shape, about a foot long in diameter, an inch in thickness, and weighs about 2.5 kg. It is traditionally presented as a gift by a grandmother to her grandson when he turns one month old.

Guokui
A statue including Guokui
Place of originChina
Main ingredientsFlour, Water, Yeast, Sugar,
VariationsChicken, beef

There are many different versions including Jingzhou, Henan, Sichuan, and Shaanxi.

Jingzhou Style

This style is where the dough(flour, water, yeast, sugar) is stuffed with filling(chicken, beef, vegetables)[2] It is then put in a cylindrical charcoal oven.

See also

References

  1. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, ed. (1 September 2016). 现代汉语词典 [A Dictionary of Current Chinese] (in Chinese) (Seventh ed.). Beijing: The Commercial Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8. 锅盔 guōkuī
  2. 飘零星. "荆州锅盔".
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