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AI illustration: A white platter of sliced roast duck or goose with rich amber skin and visible meat cross sections.
Anhui

Red-Skin Duck 红皮鸭子

Red-Skin Duck (红皮鸭子) is the roast duck of Wuhu (芜湖), Anhui, also known as Wuhu red-skin roast duck (芜湖红皮烤鸭): the bird is roasted, then deep-fried, sliced with its skin on and eaten dipped in a sweet gravy.

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AI illustration: An oval plate with one cooked whole freshwater fish in light brown sauce.
Anhui

Wuhu Yangtze Knifefish 芜湖刀鱼

Wuhu Yangtze Knifefish (芜湖刀鱼) is the tapertail anchovy (刀鲚), a Yangtze fish known locally as daoyu, "knife fish", as it is cooked in Wuhu (芜湖), Anhui.

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AI illustration: A plate of pale boiled lamb chunks with a few bone-in pieces.
Anhui

Yijiang Mutton 弋江羊肉

Yijiang Mutton (弋江羊肉) is listed among the local specialties of Wuhu, Anhui. The name includes 羊肉 (lamb or mutton).

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AI illustration: A plate of freshly cooked leafy greens with slender stems and a few garlic slices.
Anhui

Fanchang Digang Fragrant Greens 繁昌荻港香菜

Fanchang Digang Fragrant Greens (繁昌荻港香菜) is a jar-cured snack from Digang (荻港) town in the Fanchang district (繁昌区) of Wuhu (芜湖), Anhui, where the town government describes it as Digang's leading and signature industry.

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Anhui

Hugou Baked Flatbread 湖沟烧饼

Hugou Baked Flatbread (湖沟烧饼) is a layered sesame flatbread from Hugou (湖沟), a town on the Hui River (浍河) in Guzhen County (固镇县), Bengbu, Anhui.

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AI illustration: A platter with cooked orange-red crabs.
Anhui

Tuohu Lake Crab 沱湖螃蟹

Tuohu Lake Crab (沱湖螃蟹) is the Chinese mitten crab raised in Tuohu Lake (沱湖), which lies 3.5 kilometres northwest of the county town of Wuhe (五河) in northern Anhui. Wuhe serves it plainly: steamed, with vinegar for dipping.

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AI illustration: A bowl piled with bright red cooked small crayfish with visible claws and shells.
Anhui

Bengbu Maxia Street Crayfish 蚌埠蚂虾街龙虾

Bengbu Maxia Street Crayfish (蚌埠蚂虾街龙虾) is the crayfish of Maxia Street (蚂虾街) in Bengbu (蚌埠), Anhui, a lane of a hundred-odd metres on Nanshan Road (南山路) where, in 1979, a street vendor put crayfish into his braising stock.

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