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Honglai Braised Chicken Feet 洪濑鸡爪
Honglai Braised Chicken Feet (洪濑鸡爪) are chicken feet cooked in a herbal master braise, a snack born in Honglai (洪濑), a thousand-year-old town in Nan'an (南安), Quanzhou.
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Anhai Sea Worm Jelly 安海土笋冻
Anhai Sea Worm Jelly (安海土笋冻) is a cold savoury jelly made from a small burrowing sea worm, eaten in Anhai (安海) in Jinjiang (晋江), part of Quanzhou (泉州) in southern Fujian.
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Shenhu Fish Balls 深沪鱼丸
Shenhu fish balls use worked sea-fish paste and sweet-potato starch, cooked and served in a clear meat-bone broth.
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Quanzhou Fried Vinegar Pork 醋肉
Quanzhou vinegar pork marinates pork with vinegar and aromatics before a sweet-potato-starch coating is fried golden and crisp.
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Savoury Mixed Rice 咸饭
Savoury Mixed Rice (咸饭) in Quanzhou (泉州) brings rice and other ingredients together in one dish.
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Zhangzhou Thick-Broth Noodles 卤面
Zhangzhou alkaline wheat noodles served under a lightly thickened savoury broth with dried seafood and egg.
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Maozai Seafood Porridge 猫仔粥
Maozai Seafood Porridge (猫仔粥) is a seafood porridge from Zhangzhou (漳州), Fujian, cooked to order from fresh ingredients.
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Oyster Omelette 蚵仔煎
Oyster Omelette (蚵仔煎) is a snack of fresh oysters fried with starch and egg, usually eaten with a sour-spicy sauce.
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Five-Spice Pork Rolls 五香卷
Five-Spice Pork Rolls (五香卷) are rolls of five-spice-seasoned filling wrapped in tofu skin and deep-fried, a dish of southern Fujian (闽南).
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Zhangzhou Hand-Held Noodle Cakes 手抓面
Zhangzhou's cooked noodles pressed into a thin cake and rolled around fried tofu with several sauces.
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Soft Tofu with Glass Noodles 豆花粉丝
Soft Tofu with Glass Noodles (豆花粉丝) is a savoury Zhangzhou (漳州) snack assembled with braised toppings and their cooking liquor.
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Zhao'an Seafood Rice Soup 诏安猫仔粥
A clear Zhao'an rice soup with separate grains and a mixture of cooked seafood and meat.
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