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AI illustration: A cup and a small bowl of warm pale beige milk tea.
Hunan

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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AI illustration: A plate of cooked thin curled organ-meat strips with sliced peppers and scallions.
Hunan

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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AI illustration: An oval plate with one cooked whole freshwater fish in light brown sauce.
Hunan

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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Hunan

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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AI illustration: A plate of thin cooked meat slices with modest green vegetable and pepper strips.
Hunan

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) — dish photograph
Hunan

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 Smoked Cured Pork (土家腊肉) — dish photograph
Hunan

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) — dish photograph
Hunan

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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