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Anhui

Shitai Qidu Fermented Tofu 石台七都臭豆腐

Shitai Qidu Fermented Tofu (石台七都臭豆腐) is a pressed bean curd fermented in a specially made brine, made by hand in family workshops in Qidu (七都镇), an old walled town in Shitai County (石台县), Chizhou (池州), in the interior of southern Anhui.

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Anhui

Shuiyang Three Treasures Pot 水阳三宝

Shuiyang Three Treasures Pot (水阳三宝) is a stewed pot from the town of Shuiyang (水阳镇) in Xuanzhou District (宣州区), Xuancheng (宣城), that brings together three local products: duck-foot bundles (鸭脚包), duck wings (鸭翅) and Shuiyang pressed tofu (水阳干子).

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Anhui

Ningguo Stuffed Griddle Cakes 宁国粑粑

Ningguo Stuffed Griddle Cakes (宁国粑粑) are thin-skinned, heavily filled flatbreads fried in a wide pan, a breakfast-stall staple of Ningguo (宁国) in Xuancheng (宣城), Anhui, and promoted by the city as one of its signature dishes.

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Jixi Layered One-Pot (绩溪一品锅) — dish photograph
Anhui

Jixi Layered One-Pot 绩溪一品锅

Jixi Layered One-Pot (绩溪一品锅) is the Jixi (绩溪) county form of the one-pot (一品锅), a dish in which vegetables, meat, tofu and egg dumplings are stacked in layers in a single pot and stewed together.

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Anhui

Jingxian Dried Qin Fish 泾县琴鱼干

Jingxian Dried Qin Fish (泾县琴鱼干) is made from qin fish (琴鱼), a tiny fish of the Qinxi River (琴溪) in Qinxi Township (琴溪镇), Jingxian County (泾县), Xuancheng (宣城), Anhui.

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