At the table
Break or cut a pastry over your plate and let the filling cool before biting. Eat the shell and filling together.
Contains wheat and pork fat. Candied strips can have different ingredients; ask if you have dietary restrictions.
This sweet-salty Beijing preparation differs from savory fried radish cakes elsewhere. Recipes and availability vary.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
This sweet-salty Beijing preparation differs from savory fried radish cakes elsewhere. Recipes and availability vary.
Typical ingredients
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Sweet and lightly salty, with radish and floral notes.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- A delicate crumbly shell around soft, moist radish shreds.
- How it’s made
- The filling is enclosed in pork-fat pastry, shaped into rounds and baked.
This sweet-salty Beijing preparation differs from savory fried radish cakes elsewhere. Recipes and availability vary.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Beijing.
About this regional connection
Beijing: Documented old Beijing baked sweet-salty preparation.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有萝卜丝饼吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Radish in a sweet-salty pastry
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Old Beijing pastry traditions also use vegetables in sweet-salty fillings. Radish, osmanthus and candied strips give this baked pastry a different character from an ordinary savory vegetable pie.