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Shaomai Steamed Dumplings 烧麦
Shaomai Steamed Dumplings (烧麦) are the steamed dumplings that Hubei (湖北) people, including those around Wuhan (武汉), usually call shaomei (烧梅). The Hubei version is filled with glutinous rice, diced meat and shiitake mushrooms.
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Sticky Rice Wrapped Fried Dough Stick 糯米包油条
Sticky Rice Wrapped Fried Dough Stick (糯米包油条) is a breakfast roll of hot steamed glutinous rice pressed around a piece of youtiao (油条), the deep-fried dough stick.
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Daye Thick-Broth Noodles 大冶糊面
Daye Thick-Broth Noodles (大冶糊面) are a village noodle dish from Daye (大冶), a city in Huangshi (黄石), Hubei, in which noodles cut to one or two centimetres cook with diced pork and tofu until noodles and paste merge into one thick bowl.
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Jinniu Pressed Tofu Sheets 金牛千张
Jinniu Pressed Tofu Sheets (金牛千张) are thin soybean sheets from Jinniu (金牛), a town in Daye (大冶), Huangshi (黄石). Almost translucent, they are supple enough to hold together when lifted by a corner.
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Huangshigang Baked Cake 黄石港饼
Huangshigang Baked Cake (黄石港饼) is a round baked pastry with a sesame crust and a filling of sesame, rock sugar and sugared osmanthus, from Huangshi (黄石) on the Yangtze in Hubei.
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Taizi Tofu 太子豆腐
Taizi Tofu (太子豆腐) is hand-made bean curd from Taizi town (太子镇) in Huangshi (黄石), in the part of the city run as the Development Zone and Tieshan District (开发区·铁山区).
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Daye Stamped Rice Cakes 大冶印子粑
Daye Stamped Rice Cakes (大冶印子粑) are small glutinous-rice cakes pressed in carved wooden moulds, made in Daye (大冶), Hubei, each year after the Flower Festival (花朝节) of the second lunar month.
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Yangxin Zhezi Rice Noodles 阳新折子粉
Yangxin Zhezi Rice Noodles (阳新折子粉) are hand-made rice noodles from Yangxin County (阳新县) in Huangshi (黄石), Hubei.
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Tongshankou Beef Rice Noodles 铜山口牛肉粉
Tongshankou Beef Rice Noodles (铜山口牛肉粉) is listed among the local specialties of Huangshi, Hubei. The name includes 牛肉 (beef).
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Deep-Fried Glutinous Rice Cakes 炸糍粑
Deep-Fried Glutinous Rice Cakes (炸糍粑) is listed among the local specialties of Huangshi, Hubei. The term 糍粑 points to pounded-rice cakes. 炸 describes frying.
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Yunyang Three-in-One Soup 郧阳三合汤
Yunyang Three-in-One Soup (郧阳三合汤) is a bowl of beef-bone broth holding three things: sweet-potato starch noodles, slices of beef and a few small dumplings.
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Fangxian Flower Shiitake Chicken Stew 房县小花菇炖鸡
Fangxian Flower Shiitake Chicken Stew (房县小花菇炖鸡) pairs chicken with the aromatic mushrooms of Fang County (房县).
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