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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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Donggang Double-Layer Rice Cake 东港双糕润
Donggang Double-Layer Rice Cake (东港双糕润) is a steamed cake of glutinous rice and brown sugar from the fishing town of Donggang (東港) in Pingtung County (屏東縣).
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Chaozhou Hot and Cold Shaved Ice 潮州冷热冰
Chaozhou Hot and Cold Shaved Ice (潮州冷热冰) is associated with Chaozhou (潮州), Pingtung (屏東). At A Lun Ice Shop (阿倫冰店), the dessert features tangyuan (湯圓) rice balls and sweet toppings prepared by hand.
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Hengchun Hulled Mung Bean Dessert 恒春绿豆蒜
Hengchun Hulled Mung Bean Dessert (恒春绿豆蒜) is a sweet made from hulled mung beans, known locally as lüdou suan (绿豆蒜, literally "mung bean garlic") and also written lüdou zhuan (绿豆馔).
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Ligang Wontons 里港馄饨
Ligang Wontons (里港馄饨) are pork wontons from Ligang Township (里港乡) in Pingtung County (屏东县).
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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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Eluanbi Onion Dishes 鹅銮鼻洋葱料理
Eluanbi Onion Dishes (鹅銮鼻洋葱料理) is listed among the local specialties of Pingtung County, Taiwan. The name includes 鹅 (goose).
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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
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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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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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
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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Skewered Tofu Snack 一串心
Skewered Tofu Snack (一串心) is a Yilan (宜蘭) snack assembled on a toothpick. Fried tofu provides the base, with a meat or offal filling and coriander or basil.
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Yuanshan Fish Ball Rice Noodle Soup 员山鱼丸米粉
Yuanshan Fish Ball Rice Noodle Soup (员山鱼丸米粉) combines fish balls, fried tofu and coarse rice vermicelli in bone broth. The dish is associated with Yuanshan (員山) in Yilan County (宜蘭縣).
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Luodong Pork Thick Soup 罗东肉羹
Luodong Pork Thick Soup (罗东肉羹) is listed among the local specialties of Yilan County, Taiwan. The term 羹 points to thick soup or soft bowl.
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Jiaoxi Hot Spring Vegetable Dishes 礁溪温泉蔬菜料理
Jiaoxi Hot Spring Vegetable Dishes (礁溪温泉蔬菜料理) are dishes cooked from the vegetables that farmers in Jiaoxi Township (礁溪乡), Yilan County (宜兰县), grow with hot-spring water.
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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
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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Gongzheng Steamed Buns 公正包子
Gongzheng Steamed Buns (公正包子) is listed among the local specialties of Hualien County, Taiwan. The term 包子 points to steamed buns.
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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
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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