The meat is most commonly
pork, stewed for hours in a soup with spices and seasonings. Some alternatives are also available. For example, in Muslim areas in
Xi'an, the meat is usually
beef (seasoned with
cumin and pepper), and in
Gansu Province it is often
lamb. The meat is then minced or chopped and stuffed in
baijimo (), a type of
flatbread. An authentic baijimo is made from a wheat flour dough with yeast and then baked in a clay oven, but now in many parts of China, baijimo is made in a frying pan, ==Gallery==