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	'''Scallion Pancake''' (Simplified Chinese: 葱油饼; Traditional Chinese: 蔥油餅; Pinyin: ''Cōngyóubǐng'') is a savory, flaky flatbread ~~laminated~~ with oil and chopped scallions, then pan-~~fried~~ until ~~crisp outside~~ and chewy ~~inside~~. It is a staple [[Chinese Snack~~\|Chinese snack~~]] and breakfast item, ~~especially~~ in ~~northern street food~~.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scallion_pancake English Wikipedia]</ref>		'''Scallion Pancake''' (Simplified Chinese: 葱油饼; Traditional Chinese: 蔥油餅; Pinyin: ''Cōngyóubǐng'') is a savory flaky flatbread made by laminating wheat dough with oil and chopped scallions, then pan-frying until the exterior crisps and the interior stays chewy and layered. It is a staple [[Chinese Snack]] and breakfast item from northern street carts to restaurant appetizer plates, and related forms appear in Taiwan and overseas Chinese bakeries.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scallion_pancake English Wikipedia: Scallion pancake]</ref>

	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==

	~~Good versions~~ show ~~distinct~~ layers, audible crispness, and ~~fragrant~~ scallion aroma without ~~greasiness~~. Shape is usually round~~; street~~ stalls ~~may~~ brush chili or ~~serve with egg~~.		Successful cakes show visible layers, audible crispness when torn, and a strong scallion-oil aroma without greasy sogginess. Shape is usually round and scored or cut into wedges for sharing. Some stalls brush chili sauce, crack an egg onto the cake, or sandwich other fillings; the base grammar remains laminated dough plus scallion, not a batter crepe.

			Keep distinct from [[Jianbing]], which starts as a thin poured batter on a griddle, and from stuffed baked or pan breads that enclose a filling rather than laminating oil and greens through the dough.<ref name="wp" />

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==

	Wheat flour dough, oil or lard for laminating, salt~~, and~~ generous scallions. ~~Some stalls add~~ egg or ~~other~~ toppings. ~~Not unleavened in the same way as all flatbreads—techniques vary~~.		Wheat flour dough; oil or lard for laminating; salt; generous scallions. Optional egg or chili toppings at street stalls. Overview only—no recipe steps.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==

	Scallion flatbreads ~~are part of Chinese~~ wheat-food street culture and ~~appear~~ from ~~breakfast~~ carts ~~to restaurant appetizers~~. ~~They are distinct from stuffed~~ [[~~Jianbing~~]] ~~batter crepes though both are popular~~ morning ~~foods~~.		Scallion flatbreads sit inside China’s long wheat-food street culture: cheap, portable, and fragrant enough to sell from carts without a full kitchen line. Popular essays sometimes assign a single “birth city” (including soft Shanghai-origin talk); treat single-city invention stories as '''folk / unverified''' unless a primary historical source is cited. What is clear is nationwide familiarity and especially dense northern breakfast presence beside soy milk, [[Youtiao]], and other morning wheat snacks.<ref name="wp" />

			Taiwanese and Hong Kong menus list cong you bing / scallion pancake as a common comfort item; Western “Chinese” restaurants often serve it as an appetizer with a soy-chili dip, which helped the English name stick even when the cake’s home context is breakfast street food.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==

	Eaten alone or ~~with soy/chili dip~~. Compare [[Jianbing]] and [[~~Chinese Snack~~]]~~; northern~~ context often overlaps [[Beijing Food]].		Eaten alone, torn into strips, or dipped. Thickness, oil type, and scallion cut vary by stall—some cakes are thinner and shatter-crisp, others thicker and breadier. Compare [[Jianbing]] for another morning griddle icon and [[Shaobing]] for layered sesame flatbreads with a different fold-and-bake grammar. Northern context often overlaps [[Beijing Food]] snack streets.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Chinese Snack]]		* [[Chinese Snack]]
	* [[Jianbing]]		* [[Jianbing]]
			* [[Youtiao]]
			* [[Shaobing]]
	* [[Beijing Food]]		* [[Beijing Food]]
	* [[Jiaozi]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

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'''Scallion Pancake''' (Simplified Chinese: 葱油饼; Traditional Chinese: 蔥油餅; Pinyin: ''Cōngyóubǐng'') is a savory, flaky flatbread laminated with oil and chopped scallions, then pan-fried until crisp outside and chewy inside. It is a staple [[Chinese Snack|Chinese snack]] and breakfast item, especially in northern street food.<ref name="wp">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scallion_pancake English Wikipedia]</ref>

== Characteristics ==

Good versions show distinct layers, audible crispness, and fragrant scallion aroma without greasiness. Shape is usually round; street stalls may brush chili or serve with egg.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

Wheat flour dough, oil or lard for laminating, salt, and generous scallions. Some stalls add egg or other toppings. Not unleavened in the same way as all flatbreads—techniques vary.

== History and culture ==

Scallion flatbreads are part of Chinese wheat-food street culture and appear from breakfast carts to restaurant appetizers. They are distinct from stuffed [[Jianbing]] batter crepes though both are popular morning foods.

== Serving and variations ==

Eaten alone or with soy/chili dip. Compare [[Jianbing]] and [[Chinese Snack]]; northern context often overlaps [[Beijing Food]].

== See also ==

* [[Chinese Snack]]
* [[Jianbing]]
* [[Beijing Food]]
* [[Jiaozi]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

== References ==

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