At the table
Lift small pieces with chopsticks or a spoon and coat them with dressing. It can be served cool or warmed in sour-vegetable liquid.
Ask for less chili and whether the oil, sour greens or broth contain animal ingredients. Sesame and fermented soybeans are optional additions, so check allergies.
Ask for less chili and whether the oil, sour greens or broth contain animal ingredients. Sesame and fermented soybeans are optional additions, so check allergies.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Ask for less chili and whether the oil, sour greens or broth contain animal ingredients. Sesame and fermented soybeans are optional additions, so check allergies.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Boiled potatoes pounded into a smooth, stretchy mass, served with garlic-chili dressing and sour greens. The taste is tangy, hot and lightly numbing.
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Boiled potatoes pounded into a smooth, stretchy mass, served with garlic-chili dressing and sour greens. The taste is tangy, hot and lightly numbing.
- How it’s made
- Boil and peel potatoes, cool and pound until elastic. Pour hot cooking oil over garlic, ground chili, Sichuan pepper and salt; serve with scallion-fried sour greens. Vinegar is another seasoning option.
Ask for less chili and whether the oil, sour greens or broth contain animal ingredients. Sesame and fermented soybeans are optional additions, so check allergies.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Gansu.
About this regional connection
Gansu: A pounded-potato preparation associated with Wudu, Longnan, Gansu.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有武都洋芋搅团吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Wudu pounded potatoes
This account describes a tradition or story, rather than an established historical fact.
Wudu cooks pound potatoes rather than stirring grain flour into a paste. The repeated beating creates its distinctive elasticity.