The top ten Wuhan specialty snacks are: Wuhan hot dry noodles, glutinous rice chicken, Sijimei soup dumplings, three fresh tofu skins, oil cake dumplings, shaomai, paste soup noodles, crispy dumplings, Jingwu duck neck, chicken comb dumplings, and noodle nests.
1. Wuhan Hot Dry Noodles Hot dry noodles are the most representative delicacy in Wuhan. For Wuhan people, "too early" without hot dry noodles is soulless!
A bowl of authentic hot dry noodles, with rich and delicious sauce, smooth and chewy noodles, paired with sweet rice wine, slurping it down is the beginning of a full day.
2. Glutinous rice chicken. Glutinous rice chicken is a special snack that is very popular among old Wuhan people. Wuhan’s glutinous rice chicken has nothing to do with chicken. Instead, it is filled with glutinous rice, mushrooms, pork belly and other ingredients and fried in oil.
The freshly fried glutinous rice chicken is crispy on the outside, soft and glutinous on the inside, and has a salty filling. It’s delicious for breakfast, as a snack, or as a hotpot.
3. Sijimei soup dumplings. Sijimei soup dumplings are a specialty delicacy of a time-honored Chinese brand in Wuhan. They include fresh meat, celery, shrimp, mushroom, crab roe, tomato, etc. There are many varieties and unique flavors.
It has the characteristics of thin skin, rich meat and delicious soup.
4. Three fresh bean curds Three fresh bean curds are a very well-known specialty snack in Hubei. The method is slightly complicated. Mung beans and rice are mixed and ground into pulp, then wrapped in glutinous rice and diced meat. The fried bean curds are placed on the outside.
Crispy on the inside, soft on the inside, oily but not greasy, in the minds of locals, "Three Fresh Bean Curds" is a delicacy that is not inferior to "hamburgers" and "pizzas". This is a unique local flavor of Wuhan people.
5. Shaomai in fried cakes. Shaomai wrapped in fried cakes is Wuhan's "premature" innovative delicacy. Freshly fried fried cakes are stuffed into freshly steamed siomai. The cakes are fluffy and not greasy. After one bite, the cakes are crispy and the siomai is soft and glutinous, mixed with black pepper.
The spicy and fragrant mushrooms are so delicious that they are worthy of being the "premature" ceiling of Wuhan.
6. Paste soup noodle paste soup noodle, a famous traditional snack in Wuhan, uses round rice noodles as the main ingredient and uses fresh fish to cook the fish soup all night. It has a fresh and juicy taste and a sweet aftertaste. It is a hot bowl in the winter.
The paste soup powder will warm your stomach and your whole body will be healed.
7. Crispy dumplings are not dumplings or fried dough sticks, but glutinous rice dumplings.
Among the delicacies that are about to disappear in Wuhan, the name of crispy dumplings must be there. Because of the strict production process, fewer and fewer people make this traditional delicacy. Its texture is crispy on the outside and waxy on the inside, soft and sweet, and it can be drawn when you take a bite.
It is synonymous with Nuojiji.
8. Jingwu duck neck Jingwu duck neck originated from Jingwu Road in Hankou and is one of the time-honored traditional delicacies of Wuhan.
Jingwu duck neck is braised using traditional techniques. It has a rich braised aroma, is tender and juicy, and has a spicy and exciting taste. The more you chew, the better it gets.
9. Chicken comb dumplings Chicken comb dumplings are Wuhan’s specialty breakfast snacks that are about to disappear. They are made from hand-made old noodles. When fried, the heat is very particular. It is best to fry until golden brown on both sides. It tastes crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, chewy, and quite enjoyable!
In recent years, fewer and fewer people have made chicken crown dumplings. If you come across one, you must try it.
10. Mianwo Mianwo is a unique snack in Wuhan. In the hearts of Wuhan people, the status of mianwo is no less than that of hot dry noodles.
Its appearance is a bit like a donut. Generally, where there are fried dough sticks, there are deep-fried dough nests. Compared with fried dough sticks, the dough dough has a more layered texture, with the thicker parts being soft and the thinner parts being crispy.