#guo kui

Guo Kui (Crispy Stuffed Flatbread, 军屯锅盔) My Juntun Guo Kui, or layered bread with pork, is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside with a rich taste spiced up with Sichuan peppercorn. If you’re into regional Chinese breads, this famous Chengdu snack is something you won’t want to miss.

From the menu, there are 8 different fillings to choose for the Guo Kui (锅盔), I picked the Wu Xiang Pork (S$2.80) which is actually 5-spice pork. My colleague told me the Happy Family which has 3 fillings is very delish too. The item is only made after you place the order as it is much nicer when consumed hot. Pity the chef who has to work sticking the flatbreads to the side of the hot clay oven. My colleague commented that he must have burned all the hairs on his forearm.

Receiving the Guo Kui (锅盔) from the staff, it was hot, hot, hot… Just looking at it, the filling is not as generous as conveyed in the menu. Tearing into it just confirmed it, the so call meat filling is just “jam spread” thick and dotted here and there. But at least the crispy savoury texture made the fresh from the oven snack worth holding in my burning fingers and consuming it.