热干面
Wuhan's breakfast king — alkaline noodles tossed in sesame paste, with scallions and diced radish.
街头早摊最地道
豆皮
Doupi — egg-sheet wrapped around sticky rice and pork, the old Laotongcheng version is the classic.
老通城豆皮
鸭脖
Duck neck — Zhou Hei Ya or Jingwu style, numb-spicy and addictive, the ultimate binge snack.
周黑鸭锁鲜装
糊汤粉
Hu soup vermicelli — fish-thickened broth with fried dough sticks, a warming Wuhan morning bite.
户部巷早市
面窝
Mianwo — a deep-fried rice ring, crisp outside and hollow-soft inside, perfect beside hot-dry noodles.
巷口小摊
排骨藕汤
Pork-rib and lotus-root soup — slow-simmered in a clay pot until the roots turn powdery-sweet, the soul of Hubei home cooking.
莲藕选粉藕