🍽️ Oat Flour Rolls

Steamed oat-flour rolls with lamb gravy, north-Shanxi staple.

Oat Flour Rolls are a classic oat staple of Lüliang and northern Shanxi, shaped like a honeycomb. Oat (naked oat) flour is scalded, rolled into thin tubes and stood upright on a steamer rack like little chimneys, then steamed. Springy and chewy, they carry oat's distinctive grain aroma, eaten dipped in lamb gravy or tomato-mushroom sauce. Northern Shanxi's cold climate suits oat, and the rolls are a hardy, filling folk staple. In Lüliang farmhouses, a steamer of rolls with lamb soup is a warming winter dish. One of Shanxi's most recognizable multigrain noodles, with a striking shape and chewy texture, it is a representative taste of northern Shanxi's oat culture for visitors.