How to pronounce Roujiamo

Roujiamo is written 肉夹馍 where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /ʐoʊ˥˩ tɕja˧˥ mwo˧˥/. In plain English letters that is roe-jyah-MWOR, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Roujiamo?

Roujiamo is a street food of China. Where it comes from: Xi'an (Shaanxi). People usually eat it at lunch or dinner and as a snack. Its main ingredients are pork and wheat & flour. It tastes savory and rich.

Where Roujiamo comes from

Roujiamo is one of 108 signature dishes of China on this map. See all dishes from Xi'an.

• Yangrou paomo 羊肉泡馍 · Soup & stew · Xi'an (Shaanxi)

  Yangrou paomo is lamb soup with bread, a speciality of Shaanxi eaten all over Xi'an and the other cities of the Guanzhong plain.

• Biangbiang noodles biangbiang面 · Noodles & pasta · Guanzhong (Shaanxi)

  Biangbiang noodles, also called youpo chemian, are very wide, thick hand-pulled noodles from the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi.

• Liangpi 凉皮 · Noodles & pasta · Xi'an (Shaanxi)

  Liangpi, cold skin, are cold noodles of wheat or rice flour that began in the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi, with Xi'an usually named as its home.

• Qishan saozi noodles 岐山臊子面 · Noodles & pasta · Qishan (Shaanxi)

  Qishan saozi mian are long, thin noodles under a sour and spicy broth with saozi, diced or minced pork cooked with seasonings.

• Zenggao 甑糕 · Dessert · Guanzhong (Shaanxi)

  Zenggao is a sweet steamed cake of glutinous rice and red jujube dates from the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi, around Xi'an.

• Guokui 锅盔 · Bread & pastry · Shaanxi

  Guokui, literally pot helmet, is a large round flatbread that comes from Shaanxi cuisine.

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