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Taiwan

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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A bowl of Tainan shrimp rice with rice and shrimp
Taiwan

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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Sliced duck meat with brown sauce served over a bowl of rice
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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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Yancheng Milk Tea (盐埕奶茶) — dish photograph
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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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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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Taiwan

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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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) — dish photograph
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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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Taiwan

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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Taiwan

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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Taiwan

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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