Hot Dry Noodles
Wuhan’s beloved breakfast noodles, tossed with sesame paste and pickled vegetables.
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Breakfast is never
just one thing.
Fast noodles in Wuhan. Tea and delicate dim sum in Guangzhou. Peppery soup and flatbread in Xi’an. Morning reveals a city at its most local.
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Six different mornings
Breakfast habits change with climate, staple grains, work rhythms and local history.
四川
Chengdu
广东Sweet Water Noodles
Also: Guokui · Beef Noodles · Soy Milk & Youtiao
Guangzhou
陕西Rice Noodle Rolls
Also: Congee · Shrimp Dumplings · Wonton Noodles
Xi’an
云南Hulatang
Also: Oil Tea · Beef Pancakes · Tofu Pudding
Kunming
湖北Small-Pot Rice Noodles
Also: Ersi · Erkuai Rolls · Soy Milk
Wuhan
东北Hot Dry Noodles
Also: Three-Delicacy Doupi · Mianwo · Fresh Fish Paste Soup
Harbin
Millet Congee
Also: Baozi · Tofu Pudding · Scallion Pancakes
Breakfast food index
Meet the morning classics
Rice Noodle Rolls
Soft sheets of steamed rice batter folded around simple fillings and dressed with soy sauce.
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Mianwo
A ring-shaped Wuhan breakfast fritter with crisp edges and a tender rice-and-soy center.
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Hutang Rice Noodles
Thin rice noodles in Wuhan’s thick, peppery freshwater-fish broth, traditionally served with crisp youtiao.
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Cantonese Yum Cha
A Cantonese tea-house meal pairing tea with shared dim sum such as shrimp dumplings, siu mai and steamed buns.
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Xi’an Meatball Hulatang
Xi’an’s thick, peppery breakfast soup with halal beef or lamb meatballs and vegetables.
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Xiangyang Beef Noodles
A robust Xiangyang breakfast bowl of alkaline wheat noodles, beef or beef offal and a fragrant red broth.
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Three-Delicacy Doupi
Wuhan’s celebrated crisp bean-and-egg parcel filled with sticky rice and three savory delicacies.
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