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Savoury Breakfast Oil Tea (油茶) — dish photograph
Anhui

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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AI illustration: A metal Chinese hotpot with steaming broth and clearly separated small portions of meat and vegetables.
Anhui

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

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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Reference photo for Jinzhai Red Cured Tofu · 金寨红豆腐同类菜品参考照片
Anhui

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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AI illustration: A small bamboo tray of soft pale white and green rice-dough cakes on leaves.
Anhui

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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AI illustration: A shallow bowl of cooked wheat noodles with a modest brown savory dressing.
Anhui

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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