Runbing (Fresh Spring Roll)

Runbing wraps a paper-thin wheat skin around fillings such as carrot, bean sprouts, oysters, shredded pork, ground peanut and seaweed.

Beloved in Quanzhou, it is a traditional festival food for Qingming and year-end gatherings, with every household mixing its own fillings.

Assembled and eaten fresh: the skin is laid out, stir-fried fillings and sweet peanut powder are added, then it is rolled into a soft, juicy hand-held cylinder.

One supple thin wrapper holding a medley of tastes, savoury with a sweet peanut note, makes it the signature of Quanzhou's festive table.