Bing wan

Bing wan (Chinese: 冰碗; pinyin: bīng wǎn; lit. 'ice bowl') is a traditional dessert dish of Beijing cuisine. The main ingredients of this dish include lotus root slices, almonds, walnuts, uncored lotus seed, and sugar. The lotus root, lotus seeds, almonds and walnuts are then steamed. The sugar is mixed with water and then boiled to become syrup. The steamed ingredients are placed on a bowl (sometimes a lotus leaf is placed at the bottom of the bowl as garnish) with syrup poured on top and then cooled by ice or a refrigerator and served cold. It was once eaten by Qing dynasty royalty. The dish is also called bing guo (冰果, lit. "iced fruit"), da bing wan (大冰碗, lit. "big ice bowl"), and hexian'er (河鮮兒, 河鲜儿, lit. "river delicacy"). Xu Ke wrote that the dish was followed by four dishes of hot meat.

References

  1. 1 2 Beijing Local Chronicles Museum. "京城小吃冰碗与冰盘" [Beijing Snacks: Ice Bowls and Ice Platters]. Beijing Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2026-09-04.
  2. ↑ "老北京消暑有佳品-新华丝路". www.imsilkroad.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2026-09-04.
  3. ↑ "大暑來故宮消夏！看皇帝嬪妃如何過清涼夏日[圖]【2】--文化--人民網". culture.people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2026-09-04.
  4. ↑ "Bing guo". Beijing Tourism. Retrieved 2026-09-04.
  5. ↑ China Weather Network Beijing Station (2015-07-14). "寻味京城：老北京的消夏冰食 -北京 -中国天气网" [Taste the Capital: Summer Ice Food in Old Beijing]. www.weather.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2026-09-04.
  6. ↑ Ke, Xu (1916). 京師人食冰果  (in Chinese). The Commercial Press – via Wikisource.