

Fried Bean Curd Sheets stuffed with three delicacies are a classic Wuhan breakfast. To make this dish, bean curd (or tofu) is stuffed with pork meat, egg and shrimp. Good sheets are fairly thin and made with pure water at a low temperature. Sheets fried according to such requirements are crispy on the outside and soft inside.
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Mianyang is one large county of Jianghan plain, three steam is three steam dish, some say it is steam fish, steam meat, evaporate chicken, some say it is steam fish, evaporate meat, steaming balls, some say that mean the powder steams the meat, steams the pearl ball, steams white pill. Steam pearl ball while being what is called, it is chop fish , meat...


With a history of over 1,700 years, Steamed Wuchang Fish is a typical food in Wuhan. This freshwater fish, when steamed together with mushrooms, bamboo shoots and chicken soup, keeps both the original fresh taste of the fish and the nutrients. China's Chairman Mao Zedong in his poem "Swimming" writes: "I have just drunk the waters of Cha...

Hot-dry noodles are an essential part of the Wuhan diet, eaten by almost everyone daily at breakfast time.
Hot-dry noodle are made by cooking the fresh noodles mixed with sesame oil in boiling water,when the noodle has cooked and cooled, it becomes pliable. The noodles are then placed in boiling water again to be reheated and the process is rep...


Hui Dou Zi (Gray Bean) and Tian Pei Zi(Sweet Wine) are not seen in other parts of China except in Lanzhou. Boiled red bean and steamed barley are mixed with sweet wine for fermentation. This sweet, nutritious drink is good to have in hot weather.
Legend has it that Hot Boiled Pear (Re Dong Guo) was invented by Wei Zheng, a distinguished ministe...

Niang pi zi cannot be missed among the local delicacies. Flour paste is steamed for 3 - 4 minutes, then cut into strips and served with mustard, garlic, sesame butter, chili oil, vinegar, and soy sauce. This is a favorite among the locals and many of the tourists.
As many Hui people live in Lanzhou, barbequed mutton, boiled mutton, and lamb wit...