At the table
Eat the warm squares with chopsticks; the rice filling can be hot inside.
Usually contains pork and egg; some versions include shrimp or lard. Ask about the filling and sauces if you have dietary restrictions.
Fillings and cooking fats vary. The usual rice-and-egg version is not chili-hot; added chili sauce can change that.
GET TO KNOW THE DISH
What goes into it?
Explore some key ingredients below. Preparations may use additional seasonings and ingredients.
Fillings can include pork, shiitake and winter bamboo shoots. Some older preparations include shrimp and rice fried in lard.
Typical ingredients
In some versions
Recipes vary by restaurant.
How does it taste?
Savory
- Chili heat
- Texture
- Thin skin with a soft rice filling.
- How it’s made
- Spread mung-bean and rice batter into a skin, add egg, then fill with steamed glutinous rice and prepared savory ingredients; pan-fry and portion.
Fillings can include pork, shiitake and winter bamboo shoots. Some older preparations include shrimp and rice fried in lard.
A CONNECTION TO PLACE
Origin & regional roots
Associated with Hubei.
Ask if they have it first
请问你们有武汉三鲜豆皮吗？
Do you have this item?
A LITTLE SOMETHING TO READ
Story & history
Doupi: Wuhan’s Golden Breakfast Squares
Wuhan doupi is a substantial breakfast of sticky rice beneath a golden mung-bean, rice and egg skin, rather than a sheet of tofu. Hankou’s Laotongcheng was serving doupi by 1931 and helped make the richer sanxian version a city emblem. Fillings vary: pork, shiitake and bamboo shoots are one combination, while some older versions include shrimp. The contrast between the thin pan-fried skin and soft rice is part of its appeal; try it freshly cooked.