Rou Jia Mo Sandwich (200ish B.C. /International)

[@dsmonington]

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.

[@EL-lt4ms]

Can I buy the buns premade? If so where?

[@unnaturalselection8330]

I live in China's Shaanxi province and eat these regularly. It's the local specialty cuisine. Generally served with "liang pi" a cold noodle in hot vinegar sauce and a "bing feng" orange soda. It's the working man's set meal here.

[@BlackIron.]

I'm so glad i found this channel, this has to be some of the best content I've seen in a while

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Thank you so much!

[@lhpl]

I wil definitely second that motion! There is just one problem with this channel: I get so hungry watching each video, and I have only watched a small fraction so far! 😂

[@metallsnubben]

@@lhplWell... good news is there will probably be some videos that have the opposite effect, for balance!

[@amnesiacalibis]

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 KZbin aren't gone forever. One man, one sandwich - every day.

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Glad you like 'em and thanks!

[@patron8597]

The meat seems absolutely delicious. But I think I'll just skip all the work with the bun and get some bread rolls. Eithet from the baker and toast them a bit more, or get some that I have to bake myself.

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Would still be delicious

[@HenryTaiwan]

@SandwichesofHistory This came up in my feed, and I would like to make a suggestion - Gua bao (刈包). Gua bao could be considered a Southern Chinese variant of Rou Jia Mo and it's usually made with stewed pork and the mustard greens. Some people add some peanuts as well. The bread is softer than the one you made. I'd be interested to see your take it!

[@PrincessSixThirteen]

Always interested when the sandwich recipe includes a recipe for the bread

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Yeah but that's a real gamble in my hands lol

[@Roddy556]

​@@SandwichesofHistoryyou did awesome!

[@gregkenwyngarvinlouison7712]

Some of these sandwich recipes intimidate me, especially the international ones, but I'm definitely going to give this one a go.

[@HandlebarOrionX]

Now I gotta know where to look for pickled mustard greens and see if I can find a rou jia mo

[@generalputnam2990]

@@HandlebarOrionX Any good Asian market has several brands. Enjoy.

[@grampawud]

I think I will have to make this. It sounds flipping delicious.

[@dougmatlock]

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.

[@yassenwu2686]

Oh wow, interesting you brought up this style of Mo. They call it Dui Jia in Chi Feng, and even though almost every city in northern China has its own Rou Jia Mo, this easily stand out as the meat is actually smoked. Absolutely delicious. As an Inner Mongolia native this comment hit my midnight cravings harder than a truck lol.

[@lukemclellan2141]

This channel is my everything after coming across it a couple of days ago.

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Thanks, Luke!

[@SgtRocko]

LOVE THESE! A street vendor near where we lived in Taipei would make a version that skipped the Cinnamon, Cloves, and Nutmeg and just add more Garlic and Cumin... To this DAY I love it. Thank you!

[@qwoptropica]

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.

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Thank you so much! And I very much appreciate the tip on pronunciation. I had a feeling I didn't quite nail it. Such a delicious sandwich!

[@karlsteffen7804]

This actually looks and sounds really good. I would love to try this at some point.

[@grggr18]

i've had this. it's amazing. it was a special at a local Taiwanese place years ago but i wanna say it was the pork version...

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Yeah I think pork is more common but either way just a stellar dish.

[@peter5.056]

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.

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Given the spices in here, I'd it made with just about anything. I can totally see tempeh working!

[@hershsangani9302]

Awesome you’ve found this! I lived in China for a few years and loved those

[@BD-zg7is]

another 10/10 video i freaking love this channel

[@cyrollan]

Looks amazing

[@BudStudmuffin]

This channel rules. Keep it up, I wanna try this

[@4ngelo_]

not sure if it's in the recipe, but after making the dough into a bowl shape if you let it proof a little more it will be bigger/fluffier

[@Bbanjahk]

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

[@mstyne]

Some serious extra effort on this one. 🥪 👍🏻

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Yeah, just a bit of cooking but very much worth it.

[@markiangooley]

Cornstarch is 1) New World, and 2) not produced until fairly recently, and probably not used in food before 1851. So what was used in China, back in the day? (For most modern-style vegetable oils one could say similar things.)

[@TheSaw410]

Cool channel! What a great find!

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Thanks! And welcome!

[@mckinleymorton]

I love historic recipes!

[@m-uly1372]

Well done Barry that looks delicious!

[@grimTales1]

That sandwich looks delicious - I'd love to try that

[@aimeewynhausen9924]

Bet that filling would be terrific on rice or noodles. 🤤🤤🤤 Looks great.

[@timsears951]

I kind of figured this would be good cant go wrong with those ingredients

[@Aquablecs]

Gotta scrape the fond, but otherwise excellent work! Good stuff Barry!

[@yorkie4295]

this video is a 10/10

[@unknownuser3373]

If the original is already a 10 and the plus up is better than it is a BMS or a “break my scale” if you will

[@josephmartinez5698]

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.

[@SandwichesofHistory]

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.

[@MonkBitz]

@@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!

[@Cylongod]

This is a very popular street food. However, every time I've seen it sold, it's pork (usually a very fatty cut like belly, or hocks), boiled in soy and spices until it is fall apart tender. Then you chop up the meat, fat and skin too, until it is sloppily diced. Put the meat in the bun (sort of a cross between a southern biscuit and an English muffin), along with some of the braising sauce, and, if you like, some chopped up Chinese green pepper (the flesh of the pepper is much thinner than western peppers). I have never seen the meat stir-fried or with onions. It should almost be like pulled pork.

[@Bingbangboompowwham]

If you ever run out of sandwiches for this channel, you can always start a mukbang channel where you eat all the sandwiches you said you’d make again

[@GaryJohnWalker1]

open a food cart now! Maybe around Cov Garden near where Montagu ate his 'sandwiches' while playing cards?

[@suzylu333]

Im not sure if you added cumin? but that is an excellent flavour for this sandwich!

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Oh yes, cumin was in definitely in there. Looooove cumin!

[@juneshoe]

The easiest way to pronounce it is: roh (like in the word rowboat), jia with a hard j (like in most English words, like jam or jingle), and moo-uh

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Thank you! I appreciate knowing how to say things correctly.

[@vinniemigliano5268]

For a second I thought Brendan Gleeson was your guest!

[@mrpopenfresh]

That was chinese 5 spice.

[@josephkanowitz6875]

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!

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Are you referring to this sandwich? kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2nNmHV7fcunqsk

[@JTMusicbox]

Come on! You Know you wanted to give it an 11 out of 10 plussed up!

[@SuperUsernameization]

Yum!

[@timothypage252]

a little anachronistic with the cornstarch

[@SandwichesofHistory]

That is an excellent point. I will dig into that. Thanks

[@josephkanowitz6875]

​@@SandwichesofHistory ב''ה, not sure what would be historical to the region but arrowroot is a possibility.

[@alexkuhn5078]

Also known as the Sloppy Mo

[@chrismckinnell3636]

I tried to find the sandwich idiot, but only Gordon Ramsey and this channel come up. Can we get a link, please?

[@TheRuudiimens]

every time i've seen you make bread, it looks like you need more water in the dough

[@SandwichesofHistory]

That very well may be.

[@michaeljamesbruun3859]

Bella Hadid Sandwich. Thx again for an awesome channel.

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Her sandwich was chaos! lol but thank you!

[@Tastywagyu]

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.

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Hey, I'm glad you tried it at least. Have you had one that stood out in a good way?

[@havanaradio]

(warm water)

[@ChobThomas]

Ohhhh that's dirty

[@andytang8679]

Just a hand to whoever’s listening…. Pronounced “Row JeeAr Moh”….. omg now I’m hungry

[@SandwichesofHistory]

I do appreciate the guidance!

[@CDWLowe]

They sure didn’t have hydrogenated vegetable oils in 200 BC :/

[@SandwichesofHistory]

They sure didn't

[@ericmiles6413]

YOUR TRYING AT LEAST

[@moonandantarctica2]

Ah yes, the Chinese corn starch available in 200BC