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Baoshan rice-sheet rolls

Baoshan rice-sheet rolls

保山卷粉Bǎo shān juǎn fěn

Thin, soft rice sheets wrapped around glass noodles and crisp bean sprouts, with chili oil. This filled snack is associated with Longyang in Baoshan, Yunnan.

Heat
Region
Yunnan
Type
Snacks
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At the table

How to enjoy it

Pick up a roll or cut it into smaller pieces. Eat the wrapper and filling together; extra dipping sauce is optional.

A useful check

Ask about chili oil, tray oil and filling; neither the oils nor every sauce is necessarily plant-based.

How it may vary

Ask about chili oil, tray oil and filling; neither the oils nor every sauce is necessarily plant-based.

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What goes into it?

Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.

Ask about chili oil, tray oil and filling; neither the oils nor every sauce is necessarily plant-based.

In some versions

Recipes vary by restaurant.

How does it taste?

Mild rice with chili-oil seasoning.

Chili heat
Texture
Soft rice wrapper, slippery noodles and crisp sprouts.
How it’s made
Steam rice slurry into thin sheets. Season cooked glass noodles and prepared bean sprouts, then roll the filling inside the sheets. Sauces vary.

Ask about chili oil, tray oil and filling; neither the oils nor every sauce is necessarily plant-based.

A CONNECTION TO PLACE

Origin & regional roots

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Associated with Yunnan.

About this regional connection

Yunnan: Longyang District, Baoshan. The sheet craft is wider in Yunnan. This entry is the Longyang roll.

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ASK IF IT'S AVAILABLE

请问你们有保山卷粉吗?

Do you have this item?

A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ

Story & history

Local cooking tradition

This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.

Longyang’s rolled rice sheets use the sheet as a soft wrapper for glass noodles and bean sprouts. They are distinct from the separately named chicken-skin-style juanfen.

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