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What kind of food is a transparent plate?

Transparent disks are vermicelli.

Vermicelli is a traditional food with popular characteristics in the north and south of China, which was first recorded in Qi Yaomin's Book in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

In different areas, vermicelli is made of rice, mung bean, sweet potato starch, potato starch and other raw materials. Generally, after crushing, it is laid flat on a container or steamer, and steamed with water, which can become a thin, flat, silvery white, translucent, elastic and tough food. People call this skin-like food vermicelli.

There are two kinds of vermicelli: fresh and dry. Fresh can be eaten immediately, and dried is easy to store, transport and sell.

Vermicelli is a traditional food made of starch, which is suitable for farmers' families and has simple tools.