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Hubei

Zigui Sticky Rice Dumplings 秭归粽子

Zigui Sticky Rice Dumplings (秭归粽子) are the leaf-wrapped parcels of glutinous rice that families in Zigui County (秭归县), Yichang (宜昌), Hubei, make for the Dragon Boat Festival (端午节).

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

Yichang Longsnout Catfish 宜昌肥鱼

Yichang Longsnout Catfish (宜昌肥鱼) is feiyu, "fat fish", the everyday name in Yichang (宜昌) for the Yangtze longsnout catfish (长江鮰鱼). The Zhijiang (枝江) city government calls it a genuine Yichang speciality.

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Yichang Fried Potatoes (炕洋芋) — dish photograph
Hubei

Yichang Fried Potatoes 炕洋芋

Yichang Fried Potatoes (炕洋芋), also called kang tudou (炕土豆), are a Tujia (土家) street snack in Yichang (宜昌). Highland potatoes are fried, seasoned and served with chili oil and diced pickled radish.

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Bowl of Xiangyang beef offal noodles in spicy red broth.
Hubei

Beef Offal Noodles 牛杂面

Beef Offal Noodles (牛杂面) in Xiangyang (襄阳) are alkaline noodles in a red, spicy beef-bone soup under a thick layer of beef fat, topped with stewed beef offal, which in Xiangyang mainly means intestines and lung.

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Xiangyang Rolled Pork Trotter (襄阳缠蹄) — dish photograph
Hubei

Xiangyang Rolled Pork Trotter 襄阳缠蹄

Xiangyang Rolled Pork Trotter (襄阳缠蹄), also called zati (扎蹄, "tied trotter"), is a boned pig's trotter from Xiangyang (襄阳) in Hubei that is cured with spiced salt, rolled in cloth, bound with grass cord and braised, then sliced and served with vinegar and chilli oil.

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