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Hukou Wine-Lees Cured Fish 湖口糟鱼
Hukou Wine-Lees Cured Fish (湖口糟鱼) is freshwater fish from Poyang Lake (鄱阳湖) salted, dried and cured in glutinous-rice wine lees in Hukou County (湖口县), Jiujiang, where the lake meets the Yangtze.
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Duchang Rice Cakes 都昌米粑
Duchang Rice Cakes (都昌米粑), also called jiaoziba (饺子粑), are a steamed, filled rice snack from Duchang (都昌) in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, which the county government describes as an old county on the shore of Poyang Lake (鄱阳湖).
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Pengze Crucian Carp 彭泽鲫
Pengze Crucian Carp (彭泽鲫) is a freshwater crucian carp from Pengze County (彭泽县) in Jiujiang (九江), on the northern edge of Jiangxi.
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Ruichang Yam and Pork Rib Stew 瑞昌山药炖排骨
Ruichang Yam and Pork Rib Stew (瑞昌山药炖排骨) is pork ribs slow-stewed with the local yam of Ruichang (瑞昌), a city on the Yangtze in northern Jiangxi.
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Wuning Stick Fish 武宁棍子鱼
Wuning Stick Fish (武宁棍子鱼) is a small freshwater fish from Wuning (武宁), in Jiujiang (九江), Jiangxi, which the Jiujiang city government lists among the city's local foods as a specialty dish of the Wuning lake area (武宁湖区), cooked either red-braised or as a spicy stew.
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Poyang Lake Fish Head 鄱阳湖鱼头
Poyang Lake Fish Head (鄱阳湖鱼头) is a dish of Jiujiang (九江), Jiangxi, made from the head of a fat-head fish from Poyang Lake (鄱阳湖).
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Xinyu Numbing-Spicy Duck Trio 新余麻辣鸭三件
Xinyu Numbing-Spicy Duck Trio (新余麻辣鸭三件) is a plate of three duck parts, the head, the wings and the feet, cooked hot and numbing in Xinyu (新余), Jiangxi.
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Shuibei Tofu 水北豆腐
Shuibei Tofu (水北豆腐) is the hand-made bean curd of Shuibei (水北), a town in Yushui District (渝水区) of Xinyu (新余), Jiangxi.
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Fairy Lake Whole Fish Banquet 仙女湖全鱼宴
Fairy Lake Whole Fish Banquet (仙女湖全鱼宴) is a fish-centred meal from Fairy Lake (仙女湖), Xinyu (新余).
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Fenyi Dianchang River Snails 分宜电厂螺蛳
Fenyi Dianchang River Snails (分宜电厂螺蛳) are braised freshwater snails from Fenyi County (分宜县) in Xinyu, Jiangxi, named after the Fenyi power plant (分宜发电厂) beside Hengxi Village (横溪村), where the dish started in the mid-1990s.
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Stir-Fried Bamboo Shoots with Cured Pork 腊肉炒笋
Stir-Fried Bamboo Shoots with Cured Pork (腊肉炒笋) is listed among the local specialties of Xinyu, Jiangxi. The name includes 笋 (bamboo shoots). 腊 describes curing.
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Xinyu Stir-Fried Rice Noodles 新余炒粉
Xinyu Stir-Fried Rice Noodles (新余炒粉) is listed among the local specialties of Xinyu, Jiangxi. 炒 describes stir-frying.
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