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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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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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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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Shaodong Braised Pork with Daylily 邵东黄花菜烧肉
Shaodong Braised Pork with Daylily (邵东黄花菜烧肉) is listed among the local specialties of Shaoyang, Hunan. It is grouped here with cured meats & roast-shop dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Yueyang Barbecue Skewers 岳阳烧烤
Yueyang Barbecue Skewers (岳阳烧烤) are the small, hot-and-fragrant skewers grilled over charcoal in the evening streets of Yueyang (岳阳), Hunan.
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Dongting Lake Icefish 洞庭银鱼
Dongting Lake Icefish (洞庭银鱼) appear in the food traditions of Yueyang (岳阳), both fresh and dried.
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Pingjiang Spiced Dried Tofu 平江酱干
Thin squares of Pingjiang dried tofu absorb soy, aromatic spices and chicken stock before repeated baking and sesame-oil finishing.
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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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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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Junshan Silver Needle Tea-Scented Chicken 君山银针茶香鸡
Junshan Silver Needle Tea-Scented Chicken (君山银针茶香鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Yueyang, Hunan. The name includes 鸡 (chicken). The term 茶 points to tea or a locally named drink.
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Huarong Filled Rice Dumplings 华容团子
Huarong rice dumplings wrap savoury tofu, pork, lotus seeds, chilli and garlic in a soft white rice skin.
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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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