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The '''donkey burger''' ({{zh|c=驴肉火烧|p=lǘròu huǒshāo}}) is a kind of [[sandwich]] commonly eaten in [[Baoding]] and [[Hejian]], [[Hebei Province]], [[China]],<ref name="Atlas Obscura 2017">{{cite web | title=Donkey Burger | publisher=Atlas Obscura | date=November 13, 2017 | url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/donkey-burger | access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Donkey burger city vows to check fake meat | website=Xinhua | date=March 21, 2017 | url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/08/c_136880543.htm | access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> where it is considered a local specialty, though it may also be found in other parts of China, particularly in northeastern China.<ref name="Atlas Obscura 2017"/><ref name="CBC 2018"/> Chopped or shredded donkey meat or offal is placed within a ''huǒshāo'' or [[shao bing]], a roasted, semi-flaky bread pocket,<ref name="Atlas Obscura 2017"/> and eaten as a snack or as part of a meal. Hejian style typically serves the meat cold in a warm huoshao while Baoding style serves the meat hot, they both often include green chili-pepper<ref name="Atlas Obscura 2017"/> and [[cilantro]] leaves. Donkey burger is a popular street food<ref name="CBC 2018">{{cite web | title=Around the world in 8 tasty hamburgers | publisher=CBC | date=May 28, 2018 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/around-the-world-in-eight-tasty-hamburgers| access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> and can also be found on the menus of high-end restaurants.
The '''donkey burger''' ({{zh|s=驴肉火烧|p=lǘròu huǒshāo}}) is a kind of [[sandwich]] commonly eaten in [[Baoding]] and [[Hejian]], [[Hebei Province]], [[China]],<ref name="Atlas Obscura 2017">{{cite web | title=Donkey Burger | publisher=Atlas Obscura | date=November 13, 2017 | url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/donkey-burger | access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Donkey burger city vows to check fake meat | website=Xinhua | date=March 21, 2017 | url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/08/c_136880543.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108161502/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/08/c_136880543.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 8, 2018 | access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> where it is considered a local specialty, though it may also be found in other parts of China, particularly in northeastern China.<ref name="Atlas Obscura 2017"/><ref name="CBC 2018"/> Chopped or shredded donkey meat or offal is placed within a ''huǒshāo'' or [[shao bing]], a roasted, semi-flaky bread pocket,<ref name="Atlas Obscura 2017"/> and eaten as a snack or as part of a meal. Hejian style typically serves the meat cold in a warm huoshao while Baoding style serves the meat hot, they both often include green chili-pepper<ref name="Atlas Obscura 2017"/> and [[cilantro]] leaves. Donkey burger is a popular street food<ref name="CBC 2018">{{cite web | title=Around the world in 8 tasty hamburgers | publisher=CBC | date=May 28, 2018 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/around-the-world-in-eight-tasty-hamburgers| access-date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> and can also be found on the menus of high-end restaurants.


A well-known saying, especially in Baoding (and elsewhere in Hebei province), is "In Heaven there is dragon meat, on Earth there is donkey meat" (天上龙肉，地上驴肉).
A well-known saying, especially in Baoding (and elsewhere in Hebei province), is "In Heaven there is dragon meat, on Earth there is donkey meat" ({{zh|labels=no|s=天上龙肉，地上驴肉}}).


[[File:Donkey sandwich, Hejian style (20160220143311).jpg|thumb|Hejian-style donkey burgers]]
[[File:Donkey sandwich, Hejian style (20160220143311).jpg|thumb|Hejian-style donkey burgers]]
Donkey burgers have two styles: Baoding style and Hejian style. [[Baoding]] style uses round huoshao, while [[Hejian]] style uses rectangular huoshao.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hebradio.com/xinwen/hbxw/201402/t20140202_1173792.html|title=【舌尖上的河北】河北美食"驴肉火烧"|last=|first=|date=February 2, 2014|work=hebradio (in Chinese)|access-date=}}</ref> Also, the inside donkey burgers are different: Baoding style serves hot meat, while Hejian style serves cold meat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/P09-3KX-v6v41u5varfgkw|title=驴肉火烧就是河北美食的巅峰|last=Wei|first=Yiyi|date=January 8, 2018|website=Weixin (in Chinese)|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
Donkey burgers have two styles: Baoding style and Hejian style. [[Baoding]] style uses round huoshao, while [[Hejian]] style uses rectangular huoshao.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hebradio.com/xinwen/hbxw/201402/t20140202_1173792.html|title=【舌尖上的河北】河北美食"驴肉火烧"|date=February 2, 2014|work=hebradio (in Chinese)}}</ref> Also, the inside donkey burgers are different: Baoding style serves hot meat, while Hejian style serves cold meat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/P09-3KX-v6v41u5varfgkw|title=驴肉火烧就是河北美食的巅峰|last=Wei|first=Yiyi|date=January 8, 2018|website=Weixin (in Chinese)}}</ref>


Donkey burgers have been traced to the [[Ming Dynasty]].<ref name="Atlas Obscura 2017"/> According to legend, the military of [[Yongle Emperor]] had nothing to eat, so soldiers began to kill and eat their horses. The local people then also began to eat horse meat; however, since horses were a valuable resource, common people substituted donkey meat and considered it tastier.{{Citation needed|date=January 2016}}
Donkey burgers have been traced to the [[Ming Dynasty]].<ref name="Atlas Obscura 2017"/>

Donkey burgers became popular towards the end of the Qing dynasty after the [[Beijing-Hankou railway]] line was built, as donkeys were no longer needed to transport goods in and out of Beijing. When departing from Beijing, Baoding is the first major city on the Beijing-Hankou railroad. The traditional freight industry was hit particularly hard there, and as a result, donkey burgers became most popular in Baoding. {{Citation needed|date=January 2016}}


==See also==
==See also==
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Donkey burger
CourseSnack, Side dish
Place of originBaoding and Hejian, China
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsDonkey meat, bread

The donkey burger (Chinese: 驴肉火烧; pinyin: lǘròu huǒshāo) is a kind of sandwich commonly eaten in Baoding and Hejian, Hebei Province, China,[1][2] where it is considered a local specialty, though it may also be found in other parts of China, particularly in northeastern China.[1][3] Chopped or shredded donkey meat or offal is placed within a huǒshāo or shao bing, a roasted, semi-flaky bread pocket,[1] and eaten as a snack or as part of a meal. Hejian style typically serves the meat cold in a warm huoshao while Baoding style serves the meat hot, they both often include green chili-pepper[1] and cilantro leaves. Donkey burger is a popular street food[3] and can also be found on the menus of high-end restaurants.

A well-known saying, especially in Baoding (and elsewhere in Hebei province), is "In Heaven there is dragon meat, on Earth there is donkey meat" (天上龙肉，地上驴肉).

Hejian-style donkey burgers

Donkey burgers have two styles: Baoding style and Hejian style. Baoding style uses round huoshao, while Hejian style uses rectangular huoshao.[4] Also, the inside donkey burgers are different: Baoding style serves hot meat, while Hejian style serves cold meat.[5]

Donkey burgers have been traced to the Ming Dynasty.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Donkey Burger". Atlas Obscura. November 13, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Donkey burger city vows to check fake meat". Xinhua. March 21, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Around the world in 8 tasty hamburgers". CBC. May 28, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "【舌尖上的河北】河北美食"驴肉火烧"". hebradio (in Chinese). February 2, 2014.
  5. ^ Wei, Yiyi (January 8, 2018). "驴肉火烧就是河北美食的巅峰". Weixin (in Chinese).

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