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| Hubu Alley |
7pm: Hubu Alley
The view of Yangtze lets us forget the hour, but it’s time for dinner. From the marshes, it’s only a 10-minute walk to Hubu Alley, which is known for Wuhan specialties, from breakfast to late-night snacks, and everything in between.
Specialties include roasted Wuchang fish; chou dou fu or fermented bean curd; ci ba or glutinous rice cake; and shao mai or steamed pork bun.
Dozens of stalls offer a bewildering and tempting variety of food, and it’s hard to stop tasting. Known as Wuhan’s first local food lane, 150-meter-long Hubu Alley has been serving traditional breakfast for more than 20 years. Popular dishes include steamed dumplings, rice noodle roll and shredded potato. Breakfasts are available from 5am and can be eaten until late at night.
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| Hot dry noodles |
7am: Hot dry noodles
Start the day with the most popular breakfast in Wuhan — re gan mian (hot dry noodle). It is so popular that it’s common to see locals holding a cup of hot dry noodle as they walk along, ride the bus or pedal bicycles. They stir as they move along and the steam rises.
The noodles are not in any soup. When they are fully cooked in boiled water, the noodles expand to fill the cup or bowl. Then a “secret recipe” sauce of sesame and other ingredients is added, making it sticky and slightly spicy. The dish is typically mixed with dried shrimp, spicy pickles and other ingredients.
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