Bingfen (Chinese: 冰粉; pinyin: bīngfěn), 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, traditionally made from the seeds of the Nicandra physalodes plant. In modern times, bingfen can also be made from konjac root.12 The jelly can be topped with toppings like haw flakes and wolfberries.34 It is commonly sold in the summertime as a street food.35
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- https://m.yami.com/en/p/kangyaku-konjac-powder-pineapple-flavor-40g/1018005051
- Fuchsia Dunlop (2019-10-15). The Food of Sichuan. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-1-324-00484-4.
- "How about a bowl of Bingfen (ice jelly) in the hot summer?". Chongqing News. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- Endicott, Arianna (2023-06-24). "Bingfen: The Chinese Ice Jelly That's Delightfully Thirst-Quenching". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 2024-09-27.