Sesame Oil Pancake

Sesame Oil Pancake

　　 The sesame-seed flatbread mimics Kyoto’s style, crisp-crust’d and fragrant, fresh from the oven. I send it to Envoy Yang, ravenous and craving—does it taste like that of Fuxing?

　　 Tang Dynasty · Bai Juyi, “Presenting a Hu Flatbread to Prefect Yang”

　　 Ingredients: fermented dough, chopped scallions, fine salt, peanut oil, roasted sesame seeds.

　　 Method: The fermented dough is rolled into strips, divided into portions, and flattened into rectangles. Brush with oil, sprinkle with chopped scallions and salt, then roll up. Flatten into pancake shape, brush the surface with water, sprinkle with sesame seeds, and pan-fry in a flat skillet until golden brown on both sides. Slice and plate.

　　 Features: Crispy outside, soft inside, rich scallion aroma.