Min-style Sesame Flatbread Shop

Review

The Min-style Sesame Flatbread Shop is on Bo'ai Street in Jinsha Township, not far from Shamei Old Street, and is one of the most frequently named flatbread shops in Kinmen, often listed alongside others in Jincheng as representative of Kinmen's flatbread. It has no prominent sign, just a small window for pickup and payment, yet it has been selling well for more than thirty years. Everything is made and baked fresh each day, and locals buy it for breakfast or afternoon tea while travelers take it home as gifts.

The flatbreads are about palm-sized and come in sweet and savory versions. The savory filling is minced pork with scallion and a hint of pepper; the sweet one uses maltose, so you can feel grains of sugar as you bite, all inside a sesame-covered crust baked crisp. Guides mention that the crust is made without lard and still tastes good once cool, and some people reheat it at home and find it even more fragrant.

Among diners, fans of the sweet version clearly outnumber others, saying it is balanced and not cloying, while some prefer the savory one for its flavorful meat filling. The most common complaints are that it often sells out soon after each batch comes out and that the owner can seem curt when busy. A few find the savory flatbread ordinary, so buying both to compare is a good idea.

It opens roughly 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., closes on Saturdays and stops early once sold out. To be sure of getting some, follow guides' advice and call a day ahead to reserve, then pick up at the window the next day. Diners have recorded about NT$18 per flatbread, so a box for gifts is not expensive. The shop provides reheating instructions; just warm them in an oven at home.

It suits travelers exploring Shamei Old Street and the Jinsha area, and anyone wanting to take traditional snacks home. Buy a few of each flavor, eat one hot on the spot and take the rest; for gifts, reserving by phone the day before is the safest bet. Combined with a walk along the nearby old street, it makes a perfect afternoon snack.