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Sweet-Braised Dried Tofu 蜜汁豆腐干
Sweet-Braised Dried Tofu (蜜汁豆腐干) is listed among the local specialties of Suzhou, Jiangsu. The name includes 豆腐 (bean curd).
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Gorgon Nut Sweet Soup 鸡头米糖水
Gorgon Nut Sweet Soup (鸡头米糖水) is a Suzhou (苏州) summer soup made from gorgon nut, the seed of a water plant of the water-lily family, which Suzhou counts among its eight water vegetables, the shui baxian (水八仙).
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First Delicacy Under Heaven 天下第一鲜
First Delicacy Under Heaven (天下第一鲜) is a folk nickname for the hard clam (文蛤, wenge), a speciality of Nantong (南通), which faces the Yellow Sea to the east and the Yangtze to the south; it is also the name of a Nantong clam dish.
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Clam Cakes 文蛤饼
Clam Cakes (文蛤饼) are small pan-fried cakes of chopped hard clam meat, a well-known snack of Nantong (南通) in Jiangsu.
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Long-Snout Catfish in White Sauce 白汁鮰鱼
Long-Snout Catfish in White Sauce (白汁鮰鱼) is a Nantong (南通) fish dish with a milky-looking, thick broth and a pronounced wine aroma.
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Haimen Goat Meat 海门山羊肉
Haimen Goat Meat (海门山羊肉) is associated with autumn and winter meals in Haimen (海门), Nantong (南通). Red braising is its classic preparation: the meat becomes glossy red, tender and aromatic.
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Rugao Dong Candy 如皋董糖
Rugao Dong Candy (如皋董糖) is a crumbly, layered sweet from Rugao (如皋), Jiangsu, made from roasted barley flour, sesame and malt syrup and cut into small squares.
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Xiting Crisp Layered Biscuits 西亭脆饼
Xiting Crisp Layered Biscuits (西亭脆饼) are flaky baked biscuits from Xiting (西亭) in Tongzhou district (通州区), Nantong (南通), Jiangsu, which the Tongzhou district government describes as an intangible-heritage food.
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Langshan Chicken 狼山鸡
Langshan Chicken (狼山鸡) is a local chicken breed of Nantong (南通), Jiangsu, raised for both eggs and meat, and in Rudong county (如东县) it is cooked as a clear-simmered dish, qingdun Langshan ji (清炖狼山鸡).
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Tongzhou Red-Braised Lamb 通州红烧羊肉
Tongzhou Red-Braised Lamb (通州红烧羊肉) is listed among the local specialties of Nantong, Jiangsu. The name includes 羊肉 (lamb or mutton). 红烧 describes red-braising.
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Lusi Seafood 吕四海鲜
Lusi Seafood (吕四海鲜) refers to the seafood dishes of Lusi (吕四), the fishing-port area of Qidong (启东).
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Rugao Dried Radish 如皋萝卜干
Rugao Dried Radish (如皋萝卜干) is a sun-dried radish pickle made from Rugao white radish (如皋白萝卜) in Rugao (如皋), Jiangsu.
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