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Scraped Mung-Bean Jelly Noodles 刮凉粉
Soft mung-bean jelly is scraped into long strips and dressed with soy, vinegar, garlic, sesame and chilli.
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Rice Noodles 米粉
Rice Noodles (米粉) in Changsha (长沙) usually mean flat, cut noodles in bone broth, with lard, soy sauce, MSG and chopped scallions.
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Suoluo River Snails 嗦螺
Suoluo River Snails (嗦螺) are a spicy freshwater-snail snack of Changsha (长沙). Hot upward-growing chillies flavour the cooking liquid and the meat inside the shells, while many cooks add perilla during stir-frying.
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Perilla-Marinated Peaches and Ginger 紫苏桃子姜
Perilla-Marinated Peaches and Ginger (紫苏桃子姜) is a sweet-and-sour summer snack from Changsha (长沙), Hunan: slices of crisp peach and young ginger steeped with perilla leaves (紫苏), sugar and white vinegar.
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Lard-Tossed Rice Noodles 猪油拌粉
Lard-Tossed Rice Noodles (猪油拌粉) are a traditional snack of Changsha (长沙), Hunan: rice noodles boiled briefly and tossed with lard and seasonings such as soy sauce and chopped spring onion.
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Kouwei Spicy Snake 口味蛇
Kouwei Spicy Snake (口味蛇) is a Changsha (长沙) dish of snake meat cooked with a heavy load of chilli.
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Youxian Stir-Fried Pork with Pressed Tofu 攸县香干炒肉
Youxian Stir-Fried Pork with Pressed Tofu (攸县香干炒肉) is pork fried with Youxian xianggan (攸县香干), the pressed tofu of Youxian County (攸县) in Zhuzhou (株洲), Hunan.
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Liling Chilli Pork Stir-Fry 醴陵小炒肉
Liling Chilli Pork Stir-Fry (醴陵小炒肉) is a stir-fry of pork and chilli from Liling (醴陵) in Zhuzhou (株洲), Hunan, presented by Rednet (红网) and the Liling city media centre as one of Liling's ten famous dishes.
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Youxian Rice Noodles 攸县米粉
Youxian Rice Noodles (攸县米粉) are the thin, dried round rice noodles of Youxian County (攸县) in Zhuzhou (株洲), eastern Hunan.
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Yanling Stuffed Tofu 炎陵酿豆腐
Yanling Stuffed Tofu (炎陵酿豆腐) is a Hakka (客家) snack of fried tofu filled with a seasoned stuffing, made in Yanling County (炎陵县) in Zhuzhou (株洲), Hunan.
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Chaling Yellow Cattle Beef 茶陵黄牛肉
Chaling Yellow Cattle Beef (茶陵黄牛肉) is listed among the local specialties of Zhuzhou, Hunan. The name includes 牛肉 (beef). The term 茶 points to tea or a locally named drink.
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Zhuzhou Mixed Pickles 株洲什锦菜
Zhuzhou Mixed Pickles (株洲什锦菜) combine several separately salted vegetables into one pickle mixture.
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