At the table
Lay a wrapper on your palm, add a little of your chosen vegetables, fold up the bottom and overlap the sides. Spoon a little sour chili dressing into the open top and eat over a small bowl.
Wheat wrappers and soy sauce may contain gluten; dressings and toppings may contain soy, sesame or peanuts. Ask about the wrapper, cooking fat, dressing and any meat additions before choosing a vegetarian or vegan version.
Choose the vegetables and the amount of chili dressing to suit your taste. The moderate heat estimate refers to a chili-dressed serving; plain vegetables are not inherently hot. Wrappers, seasonal vegetables, sour sauces and optional meat toppings vary by shop.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Vegetable selections vary. Flour-based wrappers and thin rice skins are both used.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Sour and spicy.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Thin skin and vegetable filling.
- How it’s made
- Fill and fold wrappers.
Vegetable selections vary. Flour-based wrappers and thin rice skins are both used.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Guizhou.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有丝娃娃吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
A hands-on street snack in Guiyang
In Guiyang, siwawa is assembled at the table: choose from a plate of finely cut vegetables, roll them in a thin wrapper and dip the bundle into sour sauce. The name describes its swaddled shape, like a baby wrapped in cloth. You can find it in restaurants and small street-side shops, choosing your favorite fillings from vegetables that may change with the seasons. It is a customizable everyday bite tied to Guiyang’s food memory.