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Best Donkey burger in San Francisco

“In Heaven there is dragon meat, on Earth there is donkey meat.”

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Lürou Huoshao is a kind of sandwich commonly eaten in Baoding and Hejian, Hebei Province, China, where it is considered a local specialty, though it may also be found in other parts of China, particularly in Northeastern China. Chopped or shredded donkey meat or offal is placed within a huǒshāo or shao bing, a roasted, semi-flaky bread pocket, 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; both often include green chili-pepper and coriander leaves. Lurou Huoshao is a popular street food 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; 天上龍肉，地上驢肉; Tiānshàng lóngròu, dìshang lǘròu). Lurou Huoshao has two styles: Baoding style and Hejian style. Baoding style uses round huoshao, while Hejian style uses rectangular huoshao. Also

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Lürou Huoshao arrives as a warm bread pocket cradling chopped donkey meat—either steaming hot in Baoding's round huoshao or cool and composed in Hejian's rectangular one. Green chilies and coriander leaves cut through the rich, tender meat, making this Hebei street staple feel both homey and deliberate. Born in the Ming Dynasty, it's a sandwich that earned its place from palace to pavement.

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local specialty status
found in high-end restaurants
two distinct regional styles
historically traced lineage

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