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What is Mianwo?
A ring-shaped Wuhan breakfast fritter with crisp edges and a tender rice-and-soy center.
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Flavor profile
Crisp · Savory · Scallion-fragrant
A ring-shaped Wuhan breakfast fritter with crisp edges and a tender rice-and-soy center.
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Key ingredients
Rice batter, soybeans, scallions, ginger, sesame seeds and salt.
This is a food guide, not a recipe. Ingredients and preparation vary between cooks, shops and cities.
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How it is usually made
Seasoned batter is poured into a special ring ladle and deep-fried until golden with a crisp thin center.
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Origin and food culture
Mianwo is a Wuhan breakfast fritter. Despite the character miàn in its name, the batter is based primarily on rice with soaked soybeans rather than wheat noodles or dough.
A special concave ladle produces the ring shape: the thin center becomes crisp while the thicker rim remains tender, with scallion and ginger providing aroma.