Regional dishes & banquets 地方菜与宴席

Wuhan sesame-coated rice balls 欢喜坨

Expect toasted sesame first, followed by sweet, sticky rice dough. The texture changes as the balls cool: the shell softens and the dough becomes firmer and chewier, which makes a freshly cooked serving distinctive.

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Qianjiang fermented chilli and rice meal 潜江飵胡椒

It brings acidity, grain texture and chilli warmth. It is more than a liquid hot sauce and can make a dish quite filling.

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Huangpi bean-and-rice noodles 黄陂豆丝

The strips are soft but resilient and take up broth well. They differ from both wheat noodles and pressed soybean tofu sheets.

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Zhongxiang Coiled Egg-Wrapped Pork Roll 钟祥盘龙菜

Zhongxiang Coiled Egg-Wrapped Pork Roll (钟祥盘龙菜) is a steamed roll of pork paste wrapped in egg from Zhongxiang (钟祥) in Hubei, also written "蟠龙菜" (coiled dragon dish).

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Bean-and-Rice Noodle Strips 豆丝

Bean-and-Rice Noodle Strips (豆丝) are strips cut from a thin sheet of rice-and-bean batter that look very much like noodles.

Zhushan Steamed Bowl Banquet 竹山合碗席

Zhushan Steamed Bowl Banquet (竹山合碗席) is a feast of dishes prepared and steamed in bowls, a custom of Zhushan County (竹山县) in Shiyan (十堰), Hubei, that has been kept for several hundred years.

Yiling Spring Rolls 夷陵春卷

Yiling Spring Rolls (夷陵春卷) are a snack of Yichang (宜昌), Hubei: thin egg-and-flour wrappers rolled around lightly stir-fried garlic chives, cured pork, pressed tofu and shiitake mushrooms or winter bamboo shoots, then deep-fried until golden.

Tujia Stacked Steamer Platter 土家抬格子

Tujia Stacked Steamer Platter (土家抬格子) is a Tujia dish of seasoned pork steamed over pumpkin in bamboo-wood steamer trays, served in Tujia communities around Yichang (宜昌), Hubei.

Yichang Fried Potatoes 炕洋芋

Yichang Fried Potatoes (炕洋芋), also called kang tudou (炕土豆), are a Tujia (土家) street snack in Yichang (宜昌). Highland potatoes are fried, seasoned and served with chili oil and diced pickled radish.

Kongming Pickled Mustard Root 孔明菜

Kongming Pickled Mustard Root (孔明菜) is another name for Xiangyang Datoucai (襄阳大头菜), a salt-pickled mustard root from Xiangyang (襄阳) in Hubei.

Honghu Fried Lotus Root Sandwiches 洪湖藕夹

Honghu Fried Lotus Root Sandwiches (洪湖藕夹) are pairs of thin lotus root slices with a meat filling between them, coated and deep-fried until golden.

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Huangzhou Shaomei Steamed Dumplings 黄州烧梅

Huangzhou Shaomei Steamed Dumplings (黄州烧梅) are sweet steamed dumplings from Huangzhou (黄州), the old town in Huanggang (黄冈), Hubei.