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Taizhou Shredded Tofu (泰州干丝) — dish photograph
Jiangsu

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) — dish photograph
Jiangsu

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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AI illustration: A deep bowl of fine wheat noodles in clear savory broth.
Jiangsu

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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Reference photo for Xuanbao Small Wontons · 宣堡小馄饨同类菜品参考照片
Jiangsu

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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AI illustration: A bowl of smooth white cooked fish balls with a few pale fishcake slices in clear broth.
Jiangsu

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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Huanggou Braised Pig's Head (黄狗猪头肉) — dish photograph
Jiangsu

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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AI illustration: A platter with cooked orange-red crabs.
Jiangsu

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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