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Changyang Cured Pork Trotters 长阳腊蹄子
Changyang Cured Pork Trotters (长阳腊蹄子) is listed among the local specialties of Yichang, Hubei. 腊 describes curing.
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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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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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Sweet Potato Crisp Sweets 苕酥
Sweet Potato Crisp Sweets (苕酥) combine sweet potato, glutinous rice and eggs in a crisp, sweet Yichang (宜昌) confection.
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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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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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Kongming Pickled Mustard Root 孔明菜
Kongming Pickled Mustard Root (孔明菜) is another name for Xiangyang Datoucai (襄阳大头菜), a salt-pickled mustard root from Xiangyang (襄阳) in Hubei.
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Yicheng Numbing-Spicy Braised Prawns 宜城大虾
Yicheng Numbing-Spicy Braised Prawns (宜城大虾) is a shellfish snack from Yicheng (宜城) in Xiangyang (襄阳), Hubei.
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Yicheng Coiled Whole Eels 宜城盘鳝
Yicheng Coiled Whole Eels (宜城盘鳝) is a snack from Yicheng (宜城) in Xiangyang (襄阳), Hubei: small eels fried whole in sesame oil until they curl up in the pan.
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Fried Pork Fat with Mung Bean Paste 夹沙肉
Fried Pork Fat with Mung Bean Paste (夹沙肉) is a sweet banquet dish in Xiangyang (襄阳). Pork fat encloses a mung-bean-paste filling, then the parcels are fried until golden, with a crisp outside and a tender centre.
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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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Zaoyang Noodles in Fermented Sour Broth 枣阳酸浆面
Zaoyang Noodles in Fermented Sour Broth (枣阳酸浆面) are thin wheat noodles served in a fermented sour vegetable broth and topped with a pork-fat sauce.
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