Bingfen Explained

Bingfen, 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.^[3]

See also

• Sichuan cuisine
• Aiyu jelly
• Climbing fig tofu
• List of Chinese desserts
• Chinese desserts

Notes and References

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