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AI illustration: A ceramic bowl of light savory soup with small pale cooked morsels.
Hubei

Three-Delicacy Casserole 三鲜煲

Three-Delicacy Casserole (三鲜煲) is Suizhou's (随州) sanxian served in a pot: triangles of pork cake fried on a sheet of tofu skin, egg dumplings, braised pork and cowpea balls arranged over greens in chicken stock.

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Shefan Festival Rice (社饭) — dish photograph
Hubei

Shefan Festival Rice 社饭

Shefan Festival Rice (社饭) is a steamed dish of glutinous rice mixed with wild spring herbs and cured pork, made by Tujia (土家族) households in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (恩施土家族苗族自治州), Hubei, for the spring she day (社日).

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Oil-Fried Tea Soup (油茶汤) — dish photograph
Hubei

Oil-Fried Tea Soup 油茶汤

Oil-Fried Tea Soup (油茶汤) is a Tujia (土家) snack soup from Enshi (恩施), especially associated with Xianfeng (咸丰) and Laifeng (来凤). Fried tea leaves form its base, while rice puffs, tofu and nuts add substance and crunch.

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AI illustration: A shallow white bowl of pale translucent jelly or starch strips.
Hubei

Lichuan Fern-Root Jelly Noodles 利川根粑凉粉

Lichuan Fern-Root Jelly Noodles (利川根粑凉粉) are a traditional food of Lichuan (利川), made from starch extracted from wild fern roots. The name genba (根粑) refers to the dried balls of starch used to make the noodles.

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