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Fried Oyster Rolls 蚵卷
Fried Oyster Rolls (蚵卷) are a snack of Anping District (安平区) in Tainan (台南): fresh oysters seasoned and wrapped, then deep-fried in much the same way as the district's shrimp rolls.
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Sugar-Dusted Glutinous Rice Fritters 白糖粿
Sugar-Dusted Glutinous Rice Fritters (白糖粿) are strips of sweetened glutinous rice dough fried in oil and then rolled in sugar or other coatings.
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Pork Heart Glass Noodle Soup 猪心冬粉
Pork Heart Glass Noodle Soup (猪心冬粉) is listed among the local specialties of Tainan City, Taiwan. The name includes 猪 (pork).
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Beef Hot Pot 牛肉炉
Beef Hot Pot (牛肉炉) is listed among the local specialties of Tainan City, Taiwan. The name includes 牛肉 (beef).
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Puffed Brown Sugar Pastry 椪饼
Puffed Brown Sugar Pastry (椪饼) is a hollow pastry from Tainan (台南) filled with brown or white sugar.
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Shrimp Rice 虾仁饭
Shrimp Rice (虾仁饭) is a Tainan (臺南) dish in which shrimp-flavoured broth is cooked into rice. The city's cultural food guide documents Jipin (集品) as one local example, using freshly peeled huoshao shrimp (火燒蝦) and bonito stock.
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Duck Rice 鸭肉饭
Duck Rice (鸭肉饭) has a documented local example at Zhanji (詹記) in Kaohsiung (高雄)'s Linyuan Market (林園市場). Its rice is dressed with duck fat and fried garlic, while the accompanying duck is prepared by traditional smoking.
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Egg-Filled Swordfish Cake 旗鱼黑轮
Egg-Filled Swordfish Cake (旗鱼黑轮) is a Kaohsiung (高雄) snack of swordfish paste wrapped round a boiled egg and deep-fried until golden.
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Seafood Congee 海产粥
Seafood Congee (海产粥) brings seafood together with the southern Taiwanese rice soup called fantang (飯湯).
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Yancheng Milk Tea 盐埕奶茶
Yancheng Milk Tea (盐埕奶茶) is the milk tea of Xinle Street (新樂街) in the Yancheng District (鹽埕區) of Kaohsiung (高雄), a street that locals call 'Milk Tea Street' for its many tea-drink shops.
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Gangshan Goat Meat 冈山羊肉
Gangshan Goat Meat (冈山羊肉) is the goat-meat cooking of Gangshan District (冈山区) in Kaohsiung (高雄).
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Zuoying Wonton Soup 左营馄饨汤
Zuoying Wonton Soup (左营馄饨汤) is listed among the local specialties of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The term 馄饨 points to wontons.
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Cishan Banana Cake 旗山香蕉蛋糕
Cishan Banana Cake (旗山香蕉蛋糕) is a banana cake sold in Cishan District (旗山區), Kaohsiung (高雄), a town known as the 'banana city' (蕉城).
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Meinong Hakka Flat Rice Noodles 美浓粄条
Meinong Hakka Flat Rice Noodles (美浓粄条) are rice noodles cut from steamed rice sheets, a Hakka food of Meinong (美濃) in Kaohsiung (高雄).
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Jiasian Taro Ice 甲仙芋冰
Jiasian Taro Ice (甲仙芋冰) is the frozen taro dessert of Jiasian District (甲仙区) in Kaohsiung (高雄), Taiwan, where a row of taro-ice shops forms what the Commerce Development Administration (商业发展署) of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs calls the Jiasian taro-ice street (芋冰一条街).
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Dashu Pineapple Cake 大树凤梨酥
Dashu Pineapple Cake (大树凤梨酥) is the pineapple pastry of Dashu District (大树区) in Kaohsiung (高雄), Taiwan, a fruit-growing district on the Pingtung County border.
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Grilled Fish Cake Skewers 烤黑轮
Grilled Fish Cake Skewers (烤黑轮) are fish-paste cakes grilled over charcoal on bamboo skewers, a stall snack of Kaohsiung (高雄), Taiwan.
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Keelung Nutrition Sandwich 基隆营养三明治
Keelung Nutrition Sandwich (基隆营养三明治) is a deep-fried bread roll split and filled with mayonnaise, ham, tomato, cucumber and braised egg, a snack of the Miaokou night market (庙口夜市) in Keelung (基隆), Taiwan.
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Fish-Paste Tempura Cake 天妇罗
Fish-Paste Tempura Cake (天妇罗) is Keelung's (基隆) name for a thick, round cake of fish paste deep-fried until golden, cut into pieces and served with a sweet-and-spicy sauce.
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Wok-Edge Rice Noodle Soup 鼎边趖
Wok-Edge Rice Noodle Soup (鼎边趖) is a rice-batter soup associated with Keelung (基隆). A documented version at Wu Family Dingbiansuo (吳家鼎邊趖) combines springy rice pieces with a broth of daylily buds, squid and shiitake mushrooms.
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Whipped Shaved Ice 泡泡冰
Whipped Shaved Ice (泡泡冰) combines shaved ice and toppings into a fine, closely mixed dessert. It is associated with Keelung (基隆), particularly the Miaokou market (庙口).
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Red Yeast Eel Thick Soup 红烧鳗羹
Red Yeast Eel Thick Soup (红烧鳗羹) is a bowl of fried, red-yeast-marinated sea eel in soup, listed by Chinese Wikipedia among the foods of Keelung Miaokou (基隆庙口), the food market around Dianji Temple (奠济宫) in Keelung (基隆), Taiwan.
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Curry Fried Noodles 咖喱炒面
Curry Fried Noodles (咖喱炒面) is listed among the local specialties of Keelung City, Taiwan. The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food. 炒 describes stir-frying.
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Crab Thick Soup 螃蟹羹
Crab Thick Soup (螃蟹羹) is listed among the local specialties of Keelung City, Taiwan. The name includes 蟹 (crab). The term 羹 points to thick soup or soft bowl.
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