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Dongting Lake Fish Head 洞庭湖鱼头
Dongting Lake Fish Head (洞庭湖鱼头) is listed among the local specialties of Yueyang, Hunan. The name includes 鱼头 (fish head).
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Changde Beef Rice Noodles 常德牛肉米粉
Changde Beef Rice Noodles (常德牛肉米粉) are rice noodles in a hot broth topped with beef, from Changde (常德) in Hunan.
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Taoyuan Pounded Tea 桃源擂茶
Taoyuan Pounded Tea (桃源擂茶) is the pounded tea of Taoyuan County (桃源县) in Changde (常德), known on the Changde government portal as Taohuayuan pounded tea (桃花源擂茶) after the Peach Blossom Land (桃花源) area.
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Jinshi Beef Rice Noodles 津市牛肉粉
Jinshi's slender round rice noodles are scalded and served with a chosen beef topping; this illustration uses red-braised beef.
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Shimen Pork Intestines 石门肥肠
Shimen Pork Intestines (石门肥肠) is a dish of pork large intestine that is boiled, then stir-fried with chilli and finished in a pot kept hot at the table.
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Linli Huanghua Fish 临澧黄花鱼
Linli Huanghua Fish (临澧黄花鱼) is a fish from Linli County (临澧县) in Changde (常德), Hunan, protected as a national geographical-indication product since 2013.
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Hanshou Soft-Shelled Turtle 汉寿甲鱼
Hanshou Soft-Shelled Turtle (汉寿甲鱼) is the farmed turtle of Hanshou County (汉寿县), on the western shore of Dongting Lake (洞庭湖) in Changde (常德), Hunan.
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Dingcheng Numbing-Spicy Pork 鼎城麻辣肉
Dingcheng Numbing-Spicy Pork (鼎城麻辣肉) is listed among the local specialties of Changde, Hunan. It is grouped here with meat & poultry dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Bozi Tabletop Pot Dishes 钵子菜
Bozi Tabletop Pot Dishes (钵子菜) are dishes from Changde (常德) in Hunan that are stewed in a bozi (钵子), a pot that Xinhunan, the news site of the Hunan Daily group, equates with the ancient ding (鼎) vessel.
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Tujia Three-Ingredient Pot 土家三下锅
Tujia Three-Ingredient Pot (土家三下锅) is a one-pot dish of Zhangjiajie (张家界) in Hunan.
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Tujia Smoked Cured Pork 土家腊肉
Tujia Smoked Cured Pork (土家腊肉) is made in Zhangjiajie (张家界) during the final lunar month. Families slaughter home-raised pigs and cure much of the meat, first with salt and then with smoke from the household fire.
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Dagupi Beef Hotpot 打鼓皮
Dagupi Beef Hotpot (打鼓皮) is a Tujia (土家) beef hotpot from Zhangjiajie (张家界) in Hunan, made from the muscle between the ribs of Xiangxi yellow cattle (湘西黄牛). Zhangjiajie Radio and Television calls it the city's leading local dish.
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