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Stone-Pressed Wheat Cake 石头馃
Stone-Pressed Wheat Cake (石头馃) is a flat, filled wheat-dough cake, a traditional snack of Huizhou (徽州) in Anhui. It takes its name from the stone laid on top of it while it cooks.
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Huizhou Laba Preserved Tofu 徽州腊八豆腐
Huizhou Laba Preserved Tofu (徽州腊八豆腐) is a pressed, oven-baked and sun-dried bean curd that Xinhua describes as a folk specialty of Yixian (黟县) county in Huangshan (黄山), Anhui.
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Kudzu Starch Balls 葛粉圆子
Kudzu Starch Balls (葛粉圆子) are a snack of the Huizhou (徽州) mountain area of southern Anhui, made from the starch of kudzu root.
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Huizhou Ham Stewed with Soft-Shell Turtle 徽州火腿炖甲鱼
Huizhou Ham Stewed with Soft-Shell Turtle (徽州火腿炖甲鱼) is a clay-pot stew of soft-shell turtle and ham from the old Huizhou (徽州) region, which Chinese Wikipedia equates with today's Huangshan (黄山) city and Jixi (绩溪) county in Anhui and Wuyuan (婺源) county in Jiangxi.
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Tunxi Drunken Crab 屯溪醉蟹
Tunxi Drunken Crab (屯溪醉蟹) is a Huizhou cuisine (徽菜) dish of live crabs cured in a sealed jar of soy sauce, rice wine and spirits.
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Guanba Braised Beef 管坝牛肉
Guanba Braised Beef (管坝牛肉) is a traditional halal (清真) beef dish of Quanjiao County (全椒县) in Chuzhou (滁州), Anhui, and its making is listed as municipal-level intangible cultural heritage.
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Qinlan Spiced Braised Goose 秦栏卤鹅
Qinlan Spiced Braised Goose (秦栏卤鹅) is a whole goose prepared in aged brine, a speciality of Qinlan (秦栏镇), a town in Tianchang (天长) under Chuzhou (滁州), Anhui.
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Fengyang Stuffed Tofu 凤阳酿豆腐
Fengyang Stuffed Tofu (凤阳酿豆腐) is a dish of Fengyang County (凤阳县) in Chuzhou (滁州), Anhui: slices of soft tofu sandwiched around a pork and shrimp filling, battered, deep-fried until golden and finished in a sweet-and-sour sauce.
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Dingyuan Qiaowei Meat 定远桥尾
Dingyuan Qiaowei Meat (定远桥尾) is cured pork from Luqiao (炉桥), a town in Dingyuan County (定远县). Its distinctive cut comes from the pig’s rump and includes the tail.
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Quanjiao Machang Mutton Noodles 全椒马厂羊肉面
Quanjiao Machang Mutton Noodles (全椒马厂羊肉面) is a winter noodle dish of the people of Machang (马厂) in Quanjiao County (全椒县), Chuzhou (滁州), in which slices of set mutton jelly are simmered with noodles in a clay pot over charcoal.
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Tianchang Ganlu Cake 天长甘露饼
Tianchang Ganlu Cake (天长甘露饼) is a flower-shaped, sugar-dusted fried pastry from Tianchang (天长), Chuzhou, Anhui. Its making is one of the city's three provincial intangible cultural heritage items.
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Chuzhou Potstickers 滁州锅贴
Chuzhou Potstickers (滁州锅贴) is listed among the local specialties of Chuzhou, Anhui. It is grouped here with noodles, buns & dumplings; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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