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Taiwan

Donggang Rice Cake with Milkfish Broth 东港肉粿

Donggang Rice Cake with Milkfish Broth (东港肉粿) is a snack of Donggang township (東港鎮) in Pingtung County (屏東縣): strips of soft, springy rice cake topped with sausage, pork and small shrimp and covered in a broth made from milkfish.

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Taiwan

Pingtung Steamed Ba-Wan 屏东肉圆

Pingtung Steamed Ba-Wan (屏东肉圆) are pork-filled dumplings named for Pingtung (屏东). Their rice-and-starch wrappers are cooked in a steamer and served with a sweet-savoury sauce.

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Xiaoliuqiu Fried Dough Twists 小琉球麻花卷

Xiaoliuqiu Fried Dough Twists (小琉球麻花卷) are a sweet snack associated with Xiaoliuqiu (小琉球). The golden twists have a sugar coating and a crisp texture, and are sold in several flavours as an island souvenir.

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Sanxing Scallion Pancake 三星葱油饼

Sanxing Scallion Pancake (三星葱油饼) is a pan-fried pancake filled with scallions from Sanxing Township (三星乡) in Yilan County (宜兰县), Taiwan. Sanxing is an important farming township in Yilan, known for Sanxing scallions (三星葱).

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Yilan Scallion Pancake 宜兰葱饼

Yilan Scallion Pancake (宜兰葱饼) has a documented local example at Cong Baobao Farm (蔥寶寶體驗農場) in Sanxing Township (三星鄉), Yilan County (宜蘭縣).

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Deep-Fried Set Broth Cubes 糕渣

Deep-Fried Set Broth Cubes (糕渣) are a fried snack from Yilan (宜蘭), made by cooking a pork-and-shrimp paste into chicken broth, cooling the mixture until it sets, and frying the cut pieces.

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Deep-Fried Battered Pork Strips (卜肉) — dish photograph
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Deep-Fried Battered Pork Strips 卜肉

Deep-Fried Battered Pork Strips (卜肉) are a snack associated with Yilan (宜蘭), particularly Sanxing Township (三星鄉). Pork loin is trimmed of sinew and fat, cut into strips, coated with seasonings and batter, and deep-fried.

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A bowl of Xi lu rou stew with shredded meat and vegetables
Taiwan

Xilu Layered Thick Soup 西鲁肉

Xilu Layered Thick Soup (西鲁肉) is a Yilan (宜蘭) banquet dish built around napa cabbage and a topping of fried egg. It also belongs to home cooking and holiday tables, with variations shaped by ingredients and individual cooks.

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Taiwan

Sugarcane-Smoked Duck 鸭赏

Sugarcane-Smoked Duck (鸭赏) is a preserved duck speciality of Yilan (宜蘭). Lanyang Museum (蘭陽博物館) traces a local account to Xiafu (下福) around 1941, when Zhang Ashu (張阿樹) smoked salted ducks with white sugarcane.

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Candied Fruit (蜜饯) — dish photograph
Taiwan

Candied Fruit 蜜饯

Candied Fruit (蜜饯) 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

Yilan Ox-Tongue Pastry 宜兰牛舌饼

Yilan Ox-Tongue Pastry (宜兰牛舌饼) is a thin baked pastry from Yilan (宜兰), made with flour, sugar and honey. Its elongated oval resembles an ox tongue. Chinese Wikipedia suggests that this shape explains the name.

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Bianshi Wontons (扁食) — dish photograph
Taiwan

Bianshi Wontons 扁食

Bianshi Wontons (扁食) refer to the thin-skinned filled dumplings called bianshi in Taiwan (臺灣) and southern Fujian (福建). Yuli (玉里), in Hualien County (花蓮縣), is one of the island's noted places for wontons.

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Bomb Scallion Pancake 炸弹葱油饼

Bomb Scallion Pancake (炸弹葱油饼) is listed among the local specialties of Hualien County, Taiwan. The term 饼 points to cakes or flatbreads. 炸 describes frying.

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Mochi Rice Cakes (麻糬) — dish photograph
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Mochi Rice Cakes 麻糬

Mochi Rice Cakes (麻糬) are a Hualien (花蓮) specialty with a documented Hakka tradition. The tourism authority highlights the filled cakes associated with the Tzen family (曾姓).

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