So I've lived in China for 10 years, and the Rou Jia Mo is definitely an incredible sandwich. It's usually pork unless you're buying it from a Muslim place, but in either case they can have a lot of variation and are typically delicious.
Love the international detours to go along with the usually historical sandwich fare. Thank you for giving me hope that the old, fun days of RU-vid aren't gone forever. One man, one sandwich - every day.
I had a version of this in Chifeng, China several years ago, and they called it the "Chifeng Hamburger." I still miss that so much, because it was one of the best things I've ever had, and they were very inexpensive! This part of China also loved dumplings, which I had so so many types. It was just a good place with good people and good food. Seeing this really brought back some wonderful memories, thank you.
I made this exact recipe with tempeh instead of meat, and it is DELICIOUS! It needed a touch more liquid, owing to the dryness of the tempeh, but once the moisture was properly adjusted, it was gorgeous.
This looks delicious! So excited to see that you made, tried, and enjoyed rou jia mo! My dad is from Sha'anxi province and sometimes makes this but with shaozi rou -- it's the best. Rou jia mo = meat plus "bread," so I agree that it fits any meaningful definition of a sandwich. Your pronunciation is great. One quick tip if you'd like to improve your pronunciation is that the "mo" is not pronounced simply as "mow," but rather it sounds almost like "mwah," except trailing off with a slight "o" sound. It's hard to explain, but either I'm so happy to see this traditional dish on your channel! Hope more people will also get to enjoy some rou jia mo.
I recommend trying a kimchi grilled cheese. But, please try getting kimchi from a Korean market. No vegan kimchi, too. I'm actually gonna go make one right now lol
Sir, may I ask your opinion on why you chose this method instead of going with the more traditional pork and its cooking method of stewing for hours in a pot with spices etc? I am very interested in this. I like what you made; it looks delicious, but I wonder about the pork and stewed with spices etc.
You certainly may! It was my understanding that, while pork is more ubiquitous today, the original recipe was developed in an area where the Muslim religion was dominant and therefore used beef. I could be wrong on that though.
@@SandwichesofHistory Wouldn't that be anachronistic, if it's from 200 BCE? Islam wouldn't have been around at that time. Love the content--I'm halfway through your whole catalog!
ב''ה, I don't know why the Passover korech sandwich gets overlooked historically when talking ancient sandwiches. That said, matzoh is sort of an acquired taste, and it's somewhat labor intensive to make a perfect charoset, while the somewhat Ashkenazi-normative version of charoset with horseradish maror may or may not hit better than the goblin sandwich that bears a very loose resemblance or inspiration from it. Expect crumbs everywhere if you attempt that one, keeping it to bite-size "size of a large olive" portions helps. That said this particular recipe looks epic and easily made kosher!
Been making sandwiches from the videos, this was the first one I didn’t care for. The flavor was very unique and not necessarily bad but it wasn’t for me.
