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Braised three-cup chicken in a clay pot with ginger and scallions.
Jiangxi

Three-Cup Chicken 三杯鸡

Three-Cup Chicken (三杯鸡) is found across Jiangxi (江西), with a distinctive version in Ningdu (宁都) made from local three-yellow chickens. Its three principal seasonings are a cup each of glutinous-rice wine, soy sauce and lard.

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Jiangxi

Yonghe Tofu 永和豆腐

Yonghe Tofu (永和豆腐) is listed among the local specialties of Jiangxi. The name includes 豆腐 (bean curd).

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AI illustration: A ceramic casserole of large irregular duck or goose pieces simmered in dark savory sauce.
Jiangxi

Beer-Braised Duck 啤酒烧麻鸭

Beer-Braised Duck (啤酒烧麻鸭) is a Jiangxi dish of duck braised with beer, described as an everyday home-style dish of Nanchang (南昌).

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AI illustration: A small bamboo steamer lined with a leaf containing thick cooked meat slices coated in coarse golden rice or cornmeal crumbs.
Jiangxi

Steamed Pork with Rice Meal 米粉蒸肉

Steamed Pork with Rice Meal (米粉蒸肉) is skin-on pork belly coated in spiced, toasted ground rice and steamed, a home and banquet dish of Jiangxi. Chinese Wikipedia counts it among the most representative dishes of Gan cuisine (赣菜).

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Jiangxi

White Sugar Cake 白糖糕

White Sugar Cake (白糖糕) in Nanchang (南昌) is a cake of glutinous-rice dough, fried golden and then rolled in a powdery coating.

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Jiangxi

Nanchang Rice Noodles 南昌米粉

Nanchang Rice Noodles (南昌米粉) are the white rice noodles of Nanchang (南昌) in Jiangxi, and the base of two everyday Nanchang dishes: Nanchang mixed rice noodles (南昌拌粉) and Nanchang fried rice noodles (南昌炒粉).

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