42 minutes ago, Anna N said:They look delicious and I bet they were. Did you make your own wraps? They look different from what I might’ve expected meaning they don’t quite look like the egg roll wrappers I can buy here nor quite like the flour tortillas that I can buy. I am just very curious.)
No. I didn't make the wrappers - they are store bought. Apologies if I may have inadvertently suggested otherwise.
I buy these wraps in the one supermarket which still has an in-house bakery. The local name for them is 面皮 (miàn pí) which literally means 'wheat (flour) skins'.
Somewhat confusingly, the same name is sometimes used in Xi'an and environs for a type of wheat noodles, also known as 凉皮 (liáng pí). Apart from the name, they are unrelated.
It occurs to me that I haven't the faintest idea how they are used locally. I only ever use them as I have shown above. They are certainly not like egg roll wrappers nor tortillas. They are in two thin layers with an overall textural resemblance to thick wrapping paper (but tastier!).
I will make enquiries and get back to you on how they are used here.
