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Lingbi Iron-Pot Chicken with Flatbread 灵璧地锅鸡
Lingbi Iron-Pot Chicken with Flatbread (灵璧地锅鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Suzhou, Anhui. The name includes 鸡 (chicken).
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Sixian Dalukou Sweet Potato Noodles 泗县大路口山芋粉丝
Sixian Dalukou Sweet Potato Noodles (泗县大路口山芋粉丝) are dried sweet-potato starch noodles made by hand in Dalukou (大路口镇), a town in Si County (泗县), Suzhou, northern Anhui.
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Savoury Breakfast Oil Tea 油茶
Savoury Breakfast Oil Tea (油茶) is a thick, hot, savoury drink of flour fried in peanut oil, sold on the streets of Suzhou (宿州), the city in northern Anhui where Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui meet.
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Lu'an Guapian Tea-Scented Chicken 六安瓜片茶香鸡
Lu'an Guapian Tea-Scented Chicken (六安瓜片茶香鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Lu'an, Anhui. The name includes 鸡 (chicken). The term 茶 points to tea or a locally named drink.
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Tiantangzhai Hanging-Pot Stew 天堂寨吊锅
Tiantangzhai Hanging-Pot Stew (天堂寨吊锅) is the one-pot meal of the Tiantangzhai (天堂寨) area in the Dabie Mountains (大别山) of Jinzhai (金寨), Lu'an (六安): an iron pot hung from a roof beam over a fire pit, filled with cooked meats and vegetables and shared by everyone sitting round it.
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Shucheng Xiaolanhua Tea-Scented Shrimp 舒城小兰花茶香虾
Shucheng Xiaolanhua Tea-Scented Shrimp (舒城小兰花茶香虾) is listed among the local specialties of Lu'an, Anhui. The name includes 虾 (shrimp or prawns). The term 茶 points to tea or a locally named drink.
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Yeji Mutton 叶集羊肉
Yeji Mutton (叶集羊肉) is the mutton cooking of Yeji District (叶集区) in Lu'an (六安), Anhui, which the district put forward as the first of its three signature foods, beside hollow dried noodles and Shazhui tribute fish (沙锥贡鱼).
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Huoqiu Braised Goose Pieces 霍邱鹅块
Huoqiu Braised Goose Pieces (霍邱鹅块) is listed among the local specialties of Lu'an, Anhui. The name includes 鹅 (goose).
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Jinzhai Red Cured Tofu 金寨红豆腐
Jinzhai Red Cured Tofu (金寨红豆腐) is not a plain bean curd but a winter preserve from Tiantangzhai (天堂寨) in Jinzhai County (金寨县), Anhui: tofu kneaded with pig's blood and diced pork, shaped into round cakes and cured in the sun or over smoke.
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Mugwort Cakes 蒿子粑粑
Mugwort Cakes (蒿子粑粑) are a spring snack of Lu'an (六安) in western Anhui: the juice of young wild mugwort is worked into rice flour with diced cured pork, and the cakes are toasted against the side of an iron wok until they are golden.
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Beef-Filled Flatbread 牛肉馍
Beef-Filled Flatbread (牛肉馍) is a large round pie of thin dough layers rolled around minced beef, a local snack of Qiaocheng District (谯城区) in Bozhou (亳州), Anhui.
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Guoyang Dry-Tossed Noodles 涡阳干扣面
Guoyang Dry-Tossed Noodles (涡阳干扣面) are drained alkaline wheat noodles turned out over a bed of blanched bean sprouts and seasonings, from Guoyang County (涡阳) in Bozhou, Anhui.
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