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Shaxian Pork Wontons 沙县扁肉
Small Shaxian wontons with delicate wheat wrappers and finely beaten pork filling, served in clear stock.
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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 Rice-Noodle Soup 永安粿条
Smooth white Yong'an rice ribbons in clear savoury broth, illustrated with scallion and toasted sesame.
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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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Ninghua Smoked Dried Field Rat 宁化老鼠干
Ninghua Smoked Dried Field Rat (宁化老鼠干) is field rat, trapped by hand in Ninghua County (宁化县) in Sanming (三明), Fujian, then cleaned and smoked dry over rice husk or bran.
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Taining Jade-Green Rolls 泰宁碧玉卷
Taining's soft green rice-and-chive crepes rolled around a savoury filling of bamboo shoot, mushroom, smoked pork and tofu.
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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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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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Chongwu Steamed Fish Rolls 崇武鱼卷
Chongwu fish rolls combine worked sea-fish paste, sweet-potato starch and small pork and scallion pieces, shaped into cylinders and steamed.
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Runbing Fresh Spring Rolls 润饼菜
Runbing Fresh Spring Rolls (润饼菜) are thin, pan-set wheat wrappers that each diner fills with vegetables, seafood and meat and rolls up by hand.
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Quanzhou Beef Thick Soup 牛肉羹
Fine beef shreds are worked with egg white and sweet-potato starch, cooked in soup and finished with a light thickening and ginger.
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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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