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Taiwan

Seafood Thick Soup 海鲜羹

Seafood Thick Soup (海鲜羹) is listed among the local specialties of Keelung City, Taiwan. The name includes 海鲜 (seafood). The term 羹 points to thick soup or soft bowl.

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Taiwan

Red Rice Lees Ba-Wan 红糟肉圆

Red Rice Lees Ba-Wan (红糟肉圆) in Hsinchu (新竹) has a red pork filling inside a translucent, chewy wrapper. The colour comes from red lees used to season the pork, together with sugar, soy sauce and finely chopped scallions.

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AI illustration: A deep bowl of slender white rice noodles in light broth with a few cooked meat slices and scallions.
Taiwan

Pork Ball Rice Vermicelli 摃丸米粉

Pork Ball Rice Vermicelli (摃丸米粉) brings together two specialties of Hsinchu (新竹): pounded pork balls (摃丸) and Hsinchu rice noodles (新竹米粉).

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A bowl of rice topped with shredded turkey meat and fried shallots.
Taiwan

Chiayi Chicken Rice 嘉义鸡肉饭

Chiayi Chicken Rice (嘉义鸡肉饭) is associated with turkey served over white rice. In the traditional Chiayi (嘉義) preparation, poultry juices and lard dress the rice, with fried shallots adding aroma and a slice of pickled yellow radish alongside.

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Taiwan

Square Flaky Biscuits 方块酥

Square Flaky Biscuits (方块酥) are layered biscuits associated with Chiayi City (嘉義市). Flour, butter or lard, sesame and sugar form the local snack, which originated on Min Guo Road (民國路), near a military dependants' village.

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AI illustration: A bowl of silky white tofu curds with a little savory broth and a small separate dipping sauce.
Taiwan

Tofu Pudding in Soy Milk 豆浆豆花

Tofu Pudding in Soy Milk (豆浆豆花) appears in the local food directory for Taiwan. The Chinese introduction below explains the named food and its preparation in the linked culinary reference.

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Taiwan

Sliced Turkey Rice 火鸡肉片饭

Sliced Turkey Rice (火鸡肉片饭) is the sliced-meat version of Chiayi turkey rice, the dish the Chiayi City (嘉义市) tourism website calls the city's most representative food.

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Hakka Flat Rice Noodles (客家粄条) — dish photograph
Taiwan

Hakka Flat Rice Noodles 客家粄条

Hakka Flat Rice Noodles (客家粄条) are strips cut from a steamed sheet of rice slurry, a Hakka food found across southern China that in Hsinchu County (新竹縣), Taiwan, is most closely tied to the township of Xinpu (新埔).

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Taiwan

Neiwan Ginger Lily Rice Dumplings 内湾野姜花粽

Neiwan Ginger Lily Rice Dumplings (内湾野姜花粽) are a speciality of Neiwan (内湾), a Hakka settlement in Hengshan Township (横山乡), Hsinchu County (新竹县). Ginger lily supplies both the wrapping leaves and a powdered ingredient in the rice.

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Taiwan

Guanxi Mesona Grass Jelly 关西仙草

Guanxi Mesona Grass Jelly (关西仙草) is the grass jelly, tea and other foods made from mesona (仙草) grown in Guanxi Township (关西镇), Hsinchu County (新竹县).

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