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AI illustration: A shallow ceramic bowl of large boneless red-braised meat cubes.
Sichuan

Oil-Preserved Pork 油底肉

Oil-Preserved Pork (油底肉) is a pork-belly speciality of Yanbian (盐边) in Panzhihua (攀枝花). Large pieces of pork are salted, fried in lard and sealed beneath a covering of rendered pork fat.

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Copper Hotpot 铜火锅

Copper Hotpot (铜火锅) in Panzhihua (攀枝花) includes the Miyi (米易) tradition of cooking layered meats and vegetables in a charcoal-heated copper pot.

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AI illustration: A bowl of silky white tofu curds with a little savory broth and a small separate dipping sauce.
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Qinghe Soymilk Soft Tofu 箐河浑浆豆花

Qinghe Soymilk Soft Tofu (箐河浑浆豆花) is a soybean dish associated with Qinghe (箐河) and Yongxing (永兴) in Yanbian County (盐边县). Soft curds sit in milky soybean liquid and are eaten with a red-oil dipping sauce.

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Miyi Copper Hotpot 米易铜火锅

Miyi Copper Hotpot (米易铜火锅) is a charcoal-heated hotpot from Miyi (米易), in Panzhihua (攀枝花). A red-copper vessel holds layered meats, root vegetables and a rich broth.

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Yanbian Beef 盐边牛肉

Yanbian Beef (盐边牛肉) is listed among the local specialties of Panzhihua, Sichuan. The name includes 牛肉 (beef).

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Roast Suckling Pig 烤乳猪

Roast Suckling Pig (烤乳猪) is listed by the government of Yanbian County (盐边县), one of the counties of Panzhihua (攀枝花), as a noted Yanbian dish: a whole piglet marinated in liquor and spices and turned for hours over charcoal.

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