Chinese Food 中国美食

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AI illustration: A deep bowl of slender white rice noodles in light broth with a few cooked meat slices and scallions.
Fujian

Loach with Rice Noodles 泥鳅粉干

Loach with Rice Noodles (泥鳅粉干) is listed among the local specialties of Sanming, Fujian. It is grouped here with fish & seafood; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Yong'an Huorou Pork (永安活肉): Plain cooked beige pork facial-muscle slices with narrow pale fatty edges, beside a small yellow-chilli dipping dish. AI dish illustration; not a restaurant photograph.
Fujian

Yong'an Huorou Pork 永安活肉

Yong'an huorou uses tender pork facial muscle near the upper lip, warmed in broth and served with yellow-chilli dipping sauce.

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AI illustration: A bamboo steamer containing four round white steamed filled buns.
Fujian

Jianning Cudweed Dumplings 建宁暖菇包

Jianning Cudweed Dumplings (建宁暖菇包) are steamed, filled dumplings made with fresh cudweed (鼠曲草), a spring speciality of Jianning County (建宁县), Sanming (三明), Fujian.

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AI illustration: A cup and a small bowl of warm pale beige milk tea.
Fujian

Jiangle Pounded Tea 将乐擂茶

Jiangle Pounded Tea (将乐擂茶) is the leicha of Jiangle County (将乐县) in north-western Fujian, a drink pounded fresh from raw tea leaves, sesame, peanuts and green herbs.

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Quanzhou Seaweed Jelly (石花膏): Pale amber translucent seaweed-jelly strips in clear lightly sweetened liquid, without milk or colourful mixed-dessert toppings. AI dish illustration; not a restaurant photograph.
Fujian

Quanzhou Seaweed Jelly 石花膏

Quanzhou shihua gao is a clear seaweed-set jelly, here scraped into delicate strips and served simply in lightly sweetened water.

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