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Anhui

Linhuan Barrel-Oven Flatbread 临涣烧饼

Linhuan Barrel-Oven Flatbread (临涣烧饼) is a semi-dry, fire-baked wheat bread named after the town of Linhuan (临涣) and popular across the Huaibei (淮北) area of Anhui, where the city government lists it among local specialities.

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Anhui

Linhuan Tea-Stem Tea 临涣棒棒茶

Linhuan Tea-Stem Tea (临涣棒棒茶) is the tea served in the tea houses of Linhuan (临涣), an old town in Huaibei (淮北) in northern Anhui, brewed from tea stems brought in from Lu'an (六安) with water from the town's old springs.

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Anhui

Huaibei Lamb Soup 淮北羊肉汤

Huaibei Lamb Soup (淮北羊肉汤) is the milky-white lamb soup of Huaibei (淮北), Anhui, where, in the words of People's Daily Online, people have a particular fondness for lamb.

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Anhui

Tashan Pomegranate Chicken 塔山石榴鸡

Tashan Pomegranate Chicken (塔山石榴鸡) is chicken raised under the pomegranate trees of Lieshan District (烈山区) in Huaibei (淮北), northern Anhui, and cooked there as earth-pot chicken (地锅鸡).

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Anhui

Suixi Sauce-Cured Stuffed Melon 濉溪酱包瓜

Suixi Sauce-Cured Stuffed Melon (濉溪酱包瓜) is a stuffed pickle from Suixi County (濉溪县), Huaibei, in northern Anhui, where the county government lists it under the name Linhuan Sauce-Cured Stuffed Melon (临涣酱包瓜), after the market town of Linhuan.

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Anhui

Datong Pressed Tofu 大通茶干

Datong Pressed Tofu (大通茶干) is a bean-curd snack from Datong (大通), an old town in Jiaoqu District (郊区) of Tongling (铜陵), Anhui.

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Anhui

Shun'an Black Sesame Crisp 顺安酥糖

Shun'an Black Sesame Crisp (顺安酥糖) is a hand-made sesame sweet named after Shun'an (顺安镇), a town in Yi'an District (义安区) of Tongling, Anhui. Anhui lists its making technique as provincial intangible cultural heritage.

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