Hunyuan liangfen [Photo/shanxi.gov.cn]
Hunyuan liangfen potato jelly in hot sauce, is one of the favorite dishes of residents in Hunyuan county, Datong city, in Shanxi province, according to local admirers.
The cold dish uses potato starch as its raw material, adds an appropriate amount of alum, stirs it into a paste, rolls it on the fire and pours it out before it finally cools off.
Compared with liangfen made of mung bean in other places, Hunyuan liangfen is unique in its seasoning.
In addition to common vinegar, scallion, cucumber shreds and radish slices, Hunyuan liangfen also has tofu, fried broad beans and specially made chili oil sauce as a supplement.