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Yichang Liangxia
宜昌凉虾 · yí chāng liáng xiā
Not shrimp at all: tiny rice-flour droplets shaped like shrimp, served ice-cold in brown-sugar water. Yichang's summer street drink.
Order it
一杯凉虾。
yì bēi liáng xiā
One cup of liangxia.
The story
Made by pushing rice batter through a sieve into cold water. Every Three Gorges family has a version; the name comes from the tadpole-like shape.
How to eat it
Drink and chew. Perfect after the dam tour in July.
Where
Street carts along Yichang's riverside and 解放路.
Checked by GoHubei local editors · September 2026. Spotted a change? Tell us.