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Danjiangkou Topmouth Culter 丹江口翘嘴鲌
Danjiangkou Topmouth Culter (丹江口翘嘴鲌) is the topmouth culter (Culter alburnus), a freshwater fish from the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) in Shiyan (十堰), Hubei.
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Yunxi Matou Goat Soup 郧西马头羊汤
Yunxi Matou Goat Soup (郧西马头羊汤) is a goat soup from Yunxi County (郧西县) in Shiyan (十堰), Hubei, made with the Matou goat (马头羊). The Shiyan Culture and Tourism Bureau lists it as a speciality of Yunxi.
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Zhushan Steamed Bowl Banquet 竹山合碗席
Zhushan Steamed Bowl Banquet (竹山合碗席) is a feast of dishes prepared and steamed in bowls, a custom of Zhushan County (竹山县) in Shiyan (十堰), Hubei, that has been kept for several hundred years.
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Fangxian Yellow Rice Wine 房县黄酒
Fangxian Yellow Rice Wine (房县黄酒) is made in Fang County (房县), Shiyan (十堰), using local glutinous rice and a small fermentation starter containing red smartweed flowers.
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Noodles in Fermented Sour Broth 酸浆面
Noodles in Fermented Sour Broth (酸浆面) are thin wheat noodles served in a sour, spicy broth fermented from blanched greens and noodle water.
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Shenxian Leaf Cold Jelly 神仙叶凉粉
Shenxian Leaf Cold Jelly (神仙叶凉粉) is a jelly made from the leaves of a plant called the 'immortal's leaf' (神仙叶).
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Shrimp-Shaped Rice Jelly Dessert 凉虾
Shrimp-Shaped Rice Jelly Dessert (凉虾) is a sweet, cool snack of Yichang (宜昌). Its little rice shapes have plump bodies and tapering ends that suggest shrimp. Served in liquid, they slip smoothly into the mouth.
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Fried Radish Rice-Batter Fritters 萝卜饺子
Fried Radish Rice-Batter Fritters (萝卜饺子) are a Yichang (宜昌) snack with shredded radish inside a golden fried shell. Rice and soybeans form the batter, while scallion, garlic and chilli season the filling.
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Chilli Oil Noodles 红油小面
Chilli Oil Noodles (红油小面) are noodles in a red, chilli-oil broth that open the day in Yichang (宜昌), Hubei.
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Yiling Spring Rolls 夷陵春卷
Yiling Spring Rolls (夷陵春卷) are a snack of Yichang (宜昌), Hubei: thin egg-and-flour wrappers rolled around lightly stir-fried garlic chives, cured pork, pressed tofu and shiitake mushrooms or winter bamboo shoots, then deep-fried until golden.
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Sanyou Shenxian Chicken 三游神仙鸡
Sanyou Shenxian Chicken (三游神仙鸡) is a traditional dish of Yichang (宜昌), Hubei: a whole young chicken marinated in a clay pot and braised in stock with spices and rock sugar.
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Tujia Stacked Steamer Platter 土家抬格子
Tujia Stacked Steamer Platter (土家抬格子) is a Tujia dish of seasoned pork steamed over pumpkin in bamboo-wood steamer trays, served in Tujia communities around Yichang (宜昌), Hubei.
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