Eating in China
Generated guide illustration of rouyan skin.

Rouyan skin

肉燕皮Ròuyànpí

Thin sheets made with meat paste and sweet-potato starch.

Type
Wrappers and casings

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Thin sheets made from meat paste and sweet-potato starch; dry sheets are moistened before filling.

In the kitchen

Wraps the pork-and-shrimp filling of Fuzhou rouyan.

The moistened edges curl around the filling. The meat-bearing skin differs from ordinary flour wrappers.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有肉燕皮吗?

Does this dish contain Rouyan skin?

EATING IN CHINA · THE APP

Get the app

Discover local dishes, understand their ingredients and flavours, and choose what you’d like to try. Explore vegetarian, vegan and kid-friendly food ideas for your China trip.

Food guides, ingredients and trip planning are free.

See what’s in the app