Shazhen Guada Fried Stuffed Flatbread 沙镇呱嗒

Shazhen Guada Fried Stuffed Flatbread (沙镇呱嗒) is a large, oval, stuffed cake from Shazhen (沙镇) in Liaocheng (聊城). Its fillings include meat, egg and a mixed meat-and-egg version called fengjiaoxue (风搅雪), literally “wind stirring snow”.

How it is made

Cooks begin with hot-water dough, adjusting the proportions with the seasons. Prepared filling is rolled inside, the two ends are pinched closed, and the parcel is pressed into an oval before frying in oil. Dongchangfu’s (东昌府) culture and tourism bureau describes the result as crisp and fragrant.

How it is eaten

The bureau places the snack at urban stalls and rural market days. Millet porridge and hanging-oven bread (吊炉烧饼) are listed as breakfast accompaniments. Meat-only, egg-only and combined fillings offer three forms.

Where it comes from

Dongchangfu culture and tourism bureau dates the snack to the Qing dynasty and records its inclusion in the Chinese Famous Foods Compendium (中国名吃谱). The bureau identifies the Yang family’s version on Shazhen’s East Street with the local tradition, while presenting several competing explanations for the name’s sound and shape.