Chinese Food 中国美食

Oil-braised spring bamboo shoots 油焖春笋

The shoots keep a clean, slightly crisp bite beneath the sauce, which adds richness and gentle sweetness. Older shoots are firmer and need different cooking.

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Osmanthus Lotus Root with Sticky Rice 桂花糖藕

The rice filling is sticky and the lotus root gives each slice its structure. Sweetness and the firmness of the root depend on the recipe and cooking, so it should not be described as identical in every shop.

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Zhiweiguan Xiaolong Soup Buns 知味小笼

The combination of thin wrapper, meat and hot juice is the central experience. The visible folds and steamer identify the serving style, but they do not establish a fixed amount of soup in every bun.

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Yellow Croaker Soup with Pickled Greens 雪菜大汤黄鱼

Yellow Croaker Soup with Pickled Greens (雪菜大汤黄鱼) is a Ningbo (宁波) dish pairing yellow croaker with locally preserved xuelihong (雪里蕻) mustard greens.

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Brined Raw Crab with Red Roe 红膏炝蟹

Brined Raw Crab with Red Roe (红膏炝蟹) is a cold dish associated with Ningbo (宁波), made with roe-rich swimming crabs.

Seaweed-Battered Yellow Croaker 苔菜拖黄鱼

Seaweed-Battered Yellow Croaker (苔菜拖黄鱼) is a Ningbo (宁波) dish of yellow croaker fried in batter and flavoured with taitiao (苔条), a dried green seaweed from the local shore.

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Rock Sugar Braised Soft-Shell Turtle 冰糖甲鱼

Rock Sugar Braised Soft-Shell Turtle (冰糖甲鱼) is soft-shell turtle cooked with rock sugar, a traditional signature dish of Ningbo (宁波), Zhejiang.

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Tofu Skin-Wrapped Yellow Croaker 腐皮包黄鱼

Tofu Skin-Wrapped Yellow Croaker (腐皮包黄鱼) is a Ningbo (宁波) dish of boned yellow croaker wrapped in tofu skin (腐皮) and fried in hot oil until golden.

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Drunken Mud Snails 醉泥螺

Drunken Mud Snails (醉泥螺) are a Ningbo (宁波) cold dish of mud snails cured with huangjiu (黄酒) rice wine. A local market report describes plump snails with tender, savoury and crisp meat, eaten by drawing the meat out of the shell.

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Fenghua Thousand-Layer Cake 奉化千层饼

Fenghua Thousand-Layer Cake (奉化千层饼) is a crisp, layered snack associated with Xikou (溪口) in Fenghua (奉化), Ningbo (宁波).

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Cicheng Rice Cakes 慈城年糕

Cicheng Rice Cakes (慈城年糕) are water-milled rice cakes (水磨年糕) from Cicheng (慈城), a town in Jiangbei District (江北区) of Ningbo (宁波), Zhejiang.

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Ninghai Wheat Flatbread 宁海麦饼

Ninghai Wheat Flatbread (宁海麦饼) is a wheat-flour bread associated with Qiantong (前童) in Ninghai (宁海).

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