Doupi (), also called "triple delicacy doupi" (三鲜豆皮, ''sānxiān dòupí''), is a breakfast dish from the city of

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province. It is often sold as a

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Origin

The name of the food comes from the material of the outside layer, which is made out of a blend of green bean powder, eggs,

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, and

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. This dish was invented in 1931 by a local chef who improved the traditional Doupi cooking style and later went on to open the famous

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named Laotongcheng. At the beginning, people made doupi as holiday meals at every

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. They made the

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s mix with the rice and grind them into a paste. Then they spread the paste into a thin pancake named bean skin and let it wrap sticky rice and diced meat. Finally, they fried it. Many years later, doupi became a common breakfast.

Variety

Doupi is filled with fresh meat, eggs and shrimp. In addition, there is another saying that doupi is filled with fresh meat, fresh mushroom and fresh bamboo shoots. File:Doupi breakfast in Wuhan.jpeg, Doupi as breakfast served with

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File:YOYO08 DOUPI.JPG, Doupi of ''Wufangzhai'' ()

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Wuhan breakfast snacks

Chinese cuisine Hubei cuisine

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