Wuhan A practical shortlist of 20 dishes, snacks and drinks to recognize before ordering in Wuhan.
20 dishes
Recipes, spice, offal and fish-bone handling vary. Fine bones may remain even when a dish is usually low-bone. Show the Chinese phrase and confirm allergies or dietary restrictions before ordering.
20 Category All Main dishes Staples & noodles Snacks Sweets & drinks
Spice All Not spicy Mild Medium Hot Varies
Main ingredients All Pork Beef & lamb Poultry Seafood Egg & dairy
Food concerns All Avoid organ meats Low/no-bone fish
Dietary needs All Usually no pork Vegetarian possible
Staples & noodles · Hot dry noodles Hot dry noodles 热干面 8–20 ¥ Staples & noodles · Wuhan doupi Wuhan doupi 武汉豆皮 15–40 ¥ Organ meats: ask Snacks · Mianwo rice ring Mianwo rice ring 面窝 10–25 ¥ Snacks · Bean curd skin Bean curd skin 豆腐皮 10–25 ¥ Snacks · Spicy duck neck Spicy duck neck 武汉鸭脖 6–18 ¥ Main dishes · Braised duck Braised duck 卤鸭 25–60 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Lotus-root pork soup Lotus-root pork soup 排骨藕汤 25–70 ¥ Organ meats: ask Staples & noodles · Fish noodles Fish noodles 鱼面 18–55 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Steamed Wuchang fish Steamed Wuchang fish 清蒸武昌鱼 35–100 ¥ Organ meats: ask Fish has bones Main dishes · Chicken soup Chicken soup 鸡汤 25–60 ¥ Organ meats: ask Staples & noodles · Wuhan soup dumplings Wuhan soup dumplings 武汉汤包 10–28 ¥ Organ meats: ask Sweets & drinks · Black sesame tangyuan Black sesame tangyuan 黑芝麻汤圆 10–30 ¥ Snacks · Wuhan gluten snack Wuhan gluten snack 武汉面筋 8–22 ¥ Snacks · Sour-spicy lotus root Sour-spicy lotus root 酸辣藕片 5–15 ¥ Main dishes · Huangpi three fresh Huangpi three fresh 黄陂三鲜 30–80 ¥ Organ meats: ask Sweets & drinks · Osmanthus rice cake Osmanthus rice cake 桂花糍粑 10–30 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Wuhan shaved ice Wuhan shaved ice 武汉刨冰 6–20 ¥ Snacks · Hubu Alley snack platter Hubu Alley snack platter 户部巷小吃拼盘 5–15 ¥ May contain organ meats Main dishes · Fish and tofu Fish and tofu 鱼丸豆腐 35–100 ¥ Organ meats: ask May have fine bones Snacks · Savory douhua Savory douhua 咸豆花 6–18 ¥ 