Pot helmets, also known as pot helmets, pot helmet steamed buns, dry steamed bread, is a local traditional noodle snack enjoyed by urban and rural residents in Guanzhong area of Shaanxi.

The cake is two feet in diameter, round and thick, like a pot lid. The pot lid originated as a gift from a grandmother to her grandson He, and later developed into a flavorful convenience food. Wheat flour powder is taken, pressed into straw and flour, placed in a shallow pan and baked over low heat. Provincial outsiders made up the jingle "Shaanxi ten monsters", there is a line is "a steamed bread like a pot lid", referring to the pot helmet.

Guo Kui can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. According to legend, during the Zhou Dynasty, Guo Kui served as a grain and grass for the soldiers. After that, Qin Tang made Guo Kui. It takes wheat flour, pressed into straw and flour, and baked in a shallow pot over a gentle fire. Among the "Ten Great Monsters of Shaanxi", one is "a steamed bun like a pot lid", referring to the pot helmet. Guanzhong more famous Ganzhou pot helmet, Jingyang pot helmet, Wugong pot helmet.