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Sichuan

Zitong Sliced Starch Noodles 梓潼片粉

Zitong Sliced Starch Noodles (梓潼片粉) are thin, green-tinted sheets of bean or sweet-potato starch, cut into strips and dressed with a hot, sour sauce, from Zitong County (梓潼县) in Mianyang (绵阳), northern Sichuan.

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Zitong Flaky Pastry 梓潼酥饼

Zitong Flaky Pastry (梓潼酥饼) is a thin, crisp pastry from Zitong (梓潼), round like a full moon and pale yellow, with fine flaky lines. It is also known as bocuizi (薄脆子), meaning a thin crisp, and gongbing (贡饼), or tribute cake.

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Pingwu Cured Pork (平武腊肉) — dish photograph
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Pingwu Cured Pork 平武腊肉

Pingwu Cured Pork (平武腊肉) includes smoked black-pig pork described by Pingwu’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau at a Chengdu (成都) produce fair. The meat in the boiling pot was dark and glossy, with a strong smoke aroma.

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Jiangyou Zhanzhan Dipping Snacks 江油蘸蘸

Jiangyou Zhanzhan Dipping Snacks (江油蘸蘸) is listed among the local specialties of Mianyang, Sichuan. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Anxian Hongsu Crisps 安县红酥

Anxian Hongsu Crisps (安县红酥) are a local snack also called gan panzi (干盘子), literally “dry plate”. They are described as crisp and aromatic, breaking down readily in the mouth.

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AI illustration: A bowl of silky white tofu curds with a little savory broth and a small separate dipping sauce.
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Jiangji Soft Tofu 蒋记豆花

Jiangji Soft Tofu (蒋记豆花) is listed among the local specialties of Mianyang, Sichuan. The name includes 豆花 (soft bean curd).

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Jianmen Pass Tofu Banquet 剑门关豆腐宴

Jianmen Pass Tofu Banquet (剑门关豆腐宴) is a meal built around Jianmen tofu (剑门豆腐), the bean curd of Jiange County (剑阁县) in Guangyuan (广元), northern Sichuan. Jiange is an important stop on the Jianmen stretch of the old Shu Road (蜀道).

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