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\nIf other Chinese bakeries offer this item, it has eluded me. Called Ox Tongue Pastry (\u725b\u820c\u997c – ni\u00fa sh\u00e9 bing) because of its appearance (and similarly known as Horse Ear Pastry), I stumbled upon these at Yi Mei Bakery, 81-26 Broadway in Elmhurst. Although they can be fried like youtiao, these flaky (probably due to the presence of lard), soft white buns, about 7" x 2\u00bd" in size, are baked and surprisingly sweet because of their chewy malt sugar filling.<\/p>\n

In all honesty, I cut the pastries as shown simply because a cross section best depicted the generous quantity of filling. But I suspect that those of you who are fascinated by pareidolia may perceive something beyond that. \ud83d\ude43
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