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Hunan

Longhui Three Spicy Specialties 隆回三辣

Longhui Three Spicy Specialties (隆回三辣) is listed among the local specialties of Shaoyang, Hunan. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Hunan

Suining Rice Noodles 绥宁米粉

Suining Rice Noodles (绥宁米粉) is listed among the local specialties of Shaoyang, Hunan. The term 米粉 points to rice noodles or rice meal.

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Hunan

Dongkou Rice Noodles 洞口米粉

Dongkou Rice Noodles (洞口米粉) is listed among the local specialties of Shaoyang, Hunan. The term 米粉 points to rice noodles or rice meal.

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Hunan

Pingjiang Pressed Dried Tofu 平江香干

Pingjiang Pressed Dried Tofu (平江香干) is also called Pingjiang jianggan (平江酱干). It comes from Changshou (长寿) in Pingjiang (平江), where soybeans pass through eighteen stages, including three rounds of braising and three of drying.

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A bowl of wide rice noodles in broth with beef, black fungus, chili and cilantro
Hunan

Yueyang Rice Noodles 岳阳米粉

Yueyang Rice Noodles (岳阳米粉) are one of the favourite foods of people in Yueyang (岳阳), Hunan: flat rice noodles served in bone broth and topped with a freshly stir-fried topping, and Chinese Wikipedia describes them as wider and more tender to the bite than the rice noodles of Changsha (长沙).

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Hunan

Miluo Sticky Rice Dumplings 汨罗粽子

Miluo Sticky Rice Dumplings (汨罗粽子) are the zongzi of Miluo (汨罗), a county-level city in Yueyang (岳阳) on the edge of Dongting Lake (洞庭湖): glutinous rice wrapped in ruo (indocalamus) leaves (箬叶) and tied into the shape of an ox horn.

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