🍽️ Three-Delicity Tofu Skin

Glutinous rice wrapped in tofu skin with pork and bamboo.

Three-Delicity Tofu Skin is a refined treasure of Wuhan breakfast and a flagship of the city's famous guozao (morning pass) food culture. A thin skin of mung-bean-and-rice batter is spread on a griddle, wrapped around glutinous rice and a three-delicacy filling—usually diced pork, fresh shrimp and bamboo shoots, often plus shiitake and Chinese sausage—then pan-fried until the bottom is golden and crisp, and cut into squares. Each piece has a crackling crust over oily, soft glutinous rice and a savory, juicy center; in one bite, rice, meat and crisp bamboo unfold in layers. Wuhan locals pair it with egg liquor or soy milk. Time-consuming to make, it is considered the heavyweight of breakfast, perfected at old Wuhan shops, and an essential stop for any visitor exploring Wuhan's morning food scene.