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Zhanghe Reservoir Fish Head 漳河鱼头
Zhanghe Reservoir Fish Head (漳河鱼头) is listed among the local specialties of Jingmen, Hubei. The name includes 鱼头 (fish head).
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Pan-Fried Bean-and-Rice Cakes 豆饼
Pan-Fried Bean-and-Rice Cakes (豆饼) is listed among the local specialties of Jingmen, Hubei. The term 饼 points to cakes or flatbreads.
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Xiaogan Sesame Crisp Candy 孝感麻糖
Xiaogan Sesame Crisp Candy (孝感麻糖) is a sesame sweet from Xiaogan (孝感) in Hubei. The Xiaogan Culture and Tourism Bureau describes it as sweet and fragrant with a crisp texture, and its making is on Hubei's provincial intangible cultural heritage list.
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Yunmeng Fish Noodles 云梦鱼面
Yunmeng Fish Noodles (云梦鱼面) are fine dried noodles with fish meat worked into the dough, a speciality of Yunmeng County (云梦县) in Xiaogan (孝感), Hubei.
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Anlu Stir-Fried Pork with Pickled Greens 安陆白花菜炒肉
Anlu Stir-Fried Pork with Pickled Greens (安陆白花菜炒肉) is pork stir-fried with pickled baihuacai (白花菜), a leafy spider-flower plant grown as a vegetable in Anlu (安陆), a city in Xiaogan (孝感) in central-eastern Hubei, about 100 km from central Wuhan.
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Yingcheng Braised Pork Hock 应城扒肉
Yingcheng Braised Pork Hock (应城扒肉) is listed among the local specialties of Xiaogan, Hubei. It is grouped here with meat & poultry dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Hanchuan Heyue Flaky Pastry 汉川荷月酥
Hanchuan Heyue Flaky Pastry (汉川荷月酥) is a round, pale pastry from Hanchuan (汉川), with a raised, hollow centre and an evenly pleated edge.
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Dawu Stinky Tofu 大悟臭豆腐
Dawu Stinky Tofu (大悟臭豆腐) is listed among the local specialties of Xiaogan, Hubei. The name includes 豆腐 (bean curd).
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Xiaogan Fermented Glutinous Rice Wine 孝感早米酒
Xiaogan Fermented Glutinous Rice Wine (孝感早米酒) is listed among the local specialties of Xiaogan, Hubei. The term 酒 points to an alcoholic or fermented drink.
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Jingzhou Steamed Fish Cake 荆州鱼糕
Jingzhou Steamed Fish Cake (荆州鱼糕) turns grass carp into a white, tender cake enriched with lard and eggs. In Jingzhou (荆州), it often opens a banquet, earning the alternative name toucai (头菜), or first dish.
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Gong'an Beef Hotpot 公安牛肉
Gong'an Beef Hotpot (公安牛肉) is known locally as niurou luzi (牛肉炉子), a beef pot served in Gong'an (公安).
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Honghu Lotus Root and Pork Rib Stew 洪湖莲藕炖排骨
Honghu Lotus Root and Pork Rib Stew (洪湖莲藕炖排骨) is Hubei's lotus root and pork rib soup made with lotus root from Honghu (洪湖), a county-level city administered by Jingzhou (荆州) on the north bank of the Yangtze.
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