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Taizhou Shredded Tofu 泰州干丝
Taizhou Shredded Tofu (泰州干丝) is pressed tofu cut into hair-fine shreds, the core item of Taizhou (泰州) morning tea (早茶). Taizhou Daily and Yangtse Evening News both give it more than 200 years of history.
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Qinhu Lake Eight Delicacies 溱湖八鲜
Qinhu Lake Eight Delicacies (溱湖八鲜) is the name Jiangyan District (姜堰区) of Taizhou (泰州) gives to eight groups of foods from Qinhu Lake (溱湖) and the Qintong (溱潼) area, and to the local dishes cooked from them.
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Xinghua Morning Tea 兴化早茶
Xinghua Morning Tea (兴化早茶) is the breakfast banquet of Xinghua (兴化), a city in Taizhou (泰州), Jiangsu.
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Fish Broth Noodles 鱼汤面
Fish Broth Noodles (鱼汤面) are part of morning tea in Taizhou (泰州), with fine noodles in a thick, milky-white fish stock. The broth carries the dish’s rich savoury flavour, while chopped scallion adds a green finish to the bowl.
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Jingjiang Pork Jerky 靖江肉脯
Jingjiang Pork Jerky (靖江肉脯) is a thin, chewy pork snack from Jingjiang (靖江). It has visible meat fibres and can be torn by hand.
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Xuanbao Small Wontons 宣堡小馄饨
Xuanbao Small Wontons (宣堡小馄饨) are tiny hand-wrapped wontons in a soy-based soup from Xuanbao (宣堡), a town in Taixing (泰兴) in the Taizhou (泰州) area of Jiangsu.
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Qintong Fish Cakes 溱潼鱼饼
Qintong Fish Cakes (溱潼鱼饼) are cakes of chopped fish paste, first pan-fried and then braised in stock, from the old water town of Qintong (溱潼) in Jiangyan District (姜堰区), Taizhou (泰州).
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Taixing Braised Chicken with Ginkgo Nuts 泰兴白果烧鸡
Taixing Braised Chicken with Ginkgo Nuts (泰兴白果烧鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Taizhou, Jiangsu. The name includes 鸡 (chicken).
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Cartwheel Fried Pastry 车轮饼
Cartwheel Fried Pastry (车轮饼) is a round, lard-fried sweet pastry from Yanghe (洋河), the liquor town in Sucheng district (宿城区) of Suqian (宿迁).
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Huanggou Braised Pig's Head 黄狗猪头肉
Huanggou Braised Pig's Head (黄狗猪头肉) is the old-broth pig's head meat of Suqian (宿迁) in northern Jiangsu, which the government of Sucheng District (宿城区) dates to 1748 under the full name Qianlong old-broth Huanggou pig's head meat (乾隆老汤黄狗猪头肉).
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Qianlong Tribute Pastry 乾隆贡酥
Qianlong Tribute Pastry (乾隆贡酥) is the other name of the Ye family sesame cake of Zaohe (皂河叶家烧饼) in Suyu district (宿豫区), Suqian (宿迁), Jiangsu.
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Sihong Hairy Crab 泗洪大闸蟹
Sihong Hairy Crab (泗洪大闸蟹) is the hairy crab raised in Sihong County (泗洪县) in Suqian (宿迁), on the west shore of Hongze Lake (洪泽湖) in the lower Huai River (淮河) basin.
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