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Miguo Rice Cakes (米果) — dish photograph
Jiangxi

Miguo Rice Cakes 米果

Miguo Rice Cakes (米果) is listed among the local specialties of Xinyu, Jiangxi. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Reference photo for Shangqing Tofu · 上清豆腐同类菜品参考照片
Jiangxi

Shangqing Tofu 上清豆腐

Shangqing Tofu (上清豆腐) is the bean curd of Shangqing (上清), an old town in the Longhushan (龙虎山) scenic area of Yingtan (鹰潭), Jiangxi.

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AI illustration: A small plate of chopped preserved radish.
Jiangxi

Guixi Pickled Mustard Greens 贵溪捺菜

Guixi Pickled Mustard Greens (贵溪捺菜) are a jar-cured relish of mustard greens from Guixi (贵溪) in Yingtan, Jiangxi, listed in Jiangxi's third batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage.

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Bundle of thin white rice-cake strips, the deng xin gao confection
Jiangxi

Lamp-Wick Cake 灯芯糕

Lamp-Wick Cake (灯芯糕) from Guixi (贵溪) takes its name from its narrow, wick-like form. China Tourism News also links the name to its oil content, which allows the cake to burn.

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AI illustration: An oval plate with one cooked whole freshwater fish in light brown sauce.
Jiangxi

Longhu Mountain Luxi River Fish 龙虎山泸溪鱼

Longhu Mountain Luxi River Fish (龙虎山泸溪鱼) is fish from the Luxi River (泸溪河) fried and seasoned with local chilli. The Luxi runs through the Longhu Mountain (龙虎山) scenic area on the south-western outskirts of Yingtan (鹰潭), Jiangxi.

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AI illustration: A deep ceramic bowl of cooked bone-in fish chunks in pale broth.
Jiangxi

Xingguo Steamed Fish with Rice Meal 兴国米粉鱼

Xingguo Steamed Fish with Rice Meal (兴国米粉鱼) is a traditional dish of Xingguo County (兴国县), Jiangxi: thin slices of grass carp, coated in flour and steamed in a round bamboo steamer under a paste of chilli, ginger and sesame.

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AI illustration: A plate of rolled thin wheat wrappers cut diagonally.
Jiangxi

Yudu Fried Rice-Flour Crisps 于都烧卷子

Yudu Fried Rice-Flour Crisps (于都烧卷子) are thin, golden slices of spiced rice-flour dough fried in oil, a snack that the Yudu (于都) county government in Ganzhou (赣州), Jiangxi, calls the county's most distinctive traditional snack.

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