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Pingnan Acorn-Starch Noodles 屏南鸳鸯粿
Pingnan yuanyang guo refers to acorn-starch strips, also called yuanyang noodles, lightly braised here with ginger and stock.
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Gutian Pinghu Red Rice Fish 古田平湖鱼
Gutian Pinghu Red Rice Fish (古田平湖鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Ningde, Fujian. The name includes 鱼 (fish).
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Shouning Rice Cake 寿宁米糕
Shouning Rice Cake (寿宁米糕) is a cake of cooked rice batter eaten with a salty meat broth, which the Shouning County (寿宁县) government in Ningde (宁德), Fujian, describes as a food found only in Shouning.
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Zhouning Konjac Noodles 周宁魔芋面
Zhouning Konjac Noodles (周宁魔芋面) is listed among the local specialties of Ningde, Fujian. The name includes 芋 (taro). The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.
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Zherong Beef Dumpling Soup 柘荣牛肉丸
Small irregular beef-and-sweet-potato-starch morsels in Zherong's ginger, vinegar and chilli-seasoned soup.
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Jiaocheng Taro-Skin Meat Dumplings 蕉城肉丸
Jiaocheng Taro-Skin Meat Dumplings (蕉城肉丸) are steamed balls from Jiaocheng (蕉城) in Ningde (宁德), Fujian, with a wrapper of taro and sweet-potato starch around a meat filling.
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Fu'an Round Baked Cakes 福安光饼
Fu'an Round Baked Cakes (福安光饼) are small round cakes baked in Fu'an (福安), a city in Ningde, Fujian, and described by the Ningde culture and tourism bureau as a long-established traditional food with a strong local character.
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Large Yellow Croaker Soup 大黄鱼汤
Large Yellow Croaker Soup (大黄鱼汤) is a soup of large yellow croaker as cooked in Ningde (宁德), the city on the north-east Fujian coast that China News Service calls China's 'capital of the large yellow croaker'.
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Nanchang dressed rice noodles 南昌拌粉
The noodles are smooth and resilient, with sharp, salty and spicy accents in each bite. Pickled ingredients and peanuts add contrasting textures where used.
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Small clay-pot soup 瓦罐煨汤
The broth is concentrated and savory, while meat or roots become tender; each filling produces a different aroma and richness.
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Lihao with cured pork 藜蒿炒腊肉
Lihao contributes a distinctive herbal fragrance and a crisp bite, contrasting with the salty, chewy meat. Its flavor is central rather than a decorative garnish.
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Ruijin beef soup 瑞金牛肉汤
Tender beef and a savory liquid make the main impression, with pepper or chili adjusted to the particular version. It differs from a noodle bowl because beef and broth lead.
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