5 Must-Try Chinese Sandwiches

OK, maybe these aren’t technically sandwiches, but they’re pretty damn close. Looking to try a Chinese take on meat between bread? Look no further. 

Roujiamou 肉夹馍 

Ah, the classic – juicy shredded pork on Shaanxi-style bun. 

Gua Bao 割包 

Gua Bao are pork belly sandwiches from Taiwan. (But don't expect yours to be shaped like a paw unless you get it Little Ming in Topwin Center.)

Fu Qi Fei Pian Guo Kui 夫妻肺片锅盔 

The sandwich of Sichuan: beef heart, tripe and tongue soaked in chili oil and thrown on a bun.  

Lamb Shaobing 羊肉芝麻烧饼 

Find this halal snack on the streets surrounding Beijing’s Niu Jie mosque. 

Lurou Huoshao 驴肉火烧 

Nothing says ‘North China’ like a donkey burger from Hebei.

Images by Victor Liu