Hotpot, noodles & dough dishes 火锅、粉面与面点

Compare shared hotpots, wheat and rice noodles, dumplings, and selected bread or rice-cake dishes. Ordinary soups appear under Regional cuisines.

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Shishan rice noodles · 石山粉 · AI dish illustration
Hainan

Shishan rice noodles 石山粉

Soft rice strands meet a vegetal, sometimes lightly sharp mustard note. Any meat topping adds richness, while broth quantity determines whether the meal feels light or concentrated.

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Danzhou dressed rice noodles · 儋州米烂 · AI dish illustration
Hainan

Danzhou dressed rice noodles 儋州米烂

Expect soft noodles with savoury, sometimes slightly sweet seasoning and small crunchy or chewy toppings. The contrast depends on the garnish, so two visually similar bowls may taste noticeably different.

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Hainan

Seafood Hotpot 海鲜火锅

Seafood Hotpot (海鲜火锅) in Sanya (三亚) is Hainan's plain-water hotpot made with seafood. In Hainan this way of cooking at the table is called da bian lu (打边炉), and along the coast seafood is its main ingredient.

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Mango Coconut Milk Rolls (芒果肠粉) — dish photograph
Hainan

Mango Coconut Milk Rolls 芒果肠粉

Mango Coconut Milk Rolls (芒果肠粉) are a dessert from Qionghai (琼海) in Hainan: pieces of ripe mango rolled up in a soft coconut-milk sheet in the shape of a chang fen (肠粉) rice-noodle roll, with chilled mango juice or mango sauce poured over.

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Hainan

Pozhai Goat Hotpot 坡寨羊火锅

Pozhai Goat Hotpot (坡寨羊火锅) is a table hotpot of Pozhai goat (坡寨羊), raised in Ding'an County (定安县), Hainan: the meat is marinated briefly, then cooked in a pot started with peanut oil, garlic and vegetables.

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