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Banpu mung-bean jelly

Chilled mung-bean jelly with garlic and vinegar

Chinese name
板浦凉粉
Mandarin pinyin
Bǎnpǔ liángfěn

A smooth, springy mung-bean starch jelly associated with Banpu town in Lianyungang, Jiangsu. Soaked mung beans are ground, strained and cooked into a set jelly, then cut or extruded and eaten cold with garlic, vinegar and optional chili, or briefly pan-seared for a hot version.

Heat
Region
Jiangsu
Type
Snacks
Vegan
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It may be served cold with seasonings or pan-seared until a thin browned crust forms. Banpu di cu vinegar is one local option for acidity.

Recipes vary by restaurant.

How does it taste?

Mild bean aroma under sharp garlic-vinegar; chili paste adds heat when requested.

Chili heat
Texture
Smooth, elastic and slippery when cold; the pan-seared style adds a thin browned crust.
How it’s made
Soaked mung beans are blended and strained; the starch slurry is cooked while stirring until thick, poured into an oiled mold, cooled until set, then cut or passed through a colander and dressed.

It may be served cold with seasonings or pan-seared until a thin browned crust forms. Banpu di cu vinegar is one local option for acidity.

A CONNECTION TO PLACE

Origin & regional roots

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Associated with Jiangsu.

About this regional connection

Jiangsu: Associated with Banpu, Lianyungang, Jiangsu; not an exclusive claim for all northern Jiangsu liangfen.

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