roujiamo

See also: ròujiāmó and ròujiámó

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 肉夾饃／肉夹馍.

Noun

roujiamo (uncountable)

1. A Chinese meat sandwich, usually containing pork that has been stewed in a seasoned soup, originating from the cuisine of Shaanxi.

   Synonym: Chinese hamburger

   • 2020 May 11, Ligaya Mishan, “Eating in Xi’an, Where Wheat and Lamb Speak to China’s Varied Palette”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 11 May 2020:

     Within Xi’an, Hui and Han alike eat roujiamo, the Chinese hamburger: meat tucked into flatbread that’s been crisped on the grill until it shows tiger skin on one side — shades of orange and black — and a chrysanthemum whorl on the other. The Han make it with long-braised pork, doused with a spoonful of its own broth, and the Hui with beef or lamb, stewed, then salted and dried.

Translations

Chinese meat sandwich

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肉夾饃／肉夹馍 (zh) (ròujiāmó)