Bingfen

For the Taiwanese dessert, see aiyu jelly.
A bowl of bingfen

Bingfen (Chinese: 冰粉; pinyin: bīngfěn), also called ice jelly, is a Chinese dessert native to Southwest China in provinces such as Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan. It is served as a bowl of iced transparent jelly, made from the seeds of the Nicandra physalodes plant, along with toppings like haw flakes and wolfberries.[1][2] It is commonly sold in the summertime as a street food.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Fuchsia Dunlop (2019-10-15). The Food of Sichuan. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-1-324-00484-4.
  2. ^ "How about a bowl of Bingfen (ice jelly) in the hot summer?". Chongqing News. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  3. ^ Endicott, Arianna (2023-06-24). "Bingfen: The Chinese Ice Jelly That's Delightfully Thirst-Quenching". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 2024-09-27.