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AI illustration: A restrained shared seafood platter with cooked fish pieces.
Zhejiang

Xiangshan Seafood 象山海鲜

Xiangshan Seafood (象山海鲜) is the seafood cooking of Xiangshan County (象山县), which lies on a peninsula in Ningbo with the sea on three sides.

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Zhejiang

Wenzhou Fish Balls 温州鱼丸

Wenzhou Fish Balls (温州鱼丸) are a Wenzhou (温州) snack of hand-worked fish paste poached in seasoned boiling water and served in its own broth.

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Steamed Glutinous Rice (糯米饭) — dish photograph
Zhejiang

Steamed Glutinous Rice 糯米饭

Steamed Glutinous Rice (糯米饭) in Wenzhou (温州) is a breakfast bowl of freshly steamed glutinous rice with a minced-pork and mushroom gravy poured over it, finished with crushed fried dough sticks (油条, youtiao) and chopped spring onion.

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AI illustration: A plate of softly risen pale-golden sponge cakes cut into square slices.
Zhejiang

Airen Spongy Rice Cake 矮人松糕

Airen Spongy Rice Cake (矮人松糕) is a steamed cake of glutinous rice flour, diced pork fat, osmanthus and sugar from the city of Wenzhou (温州), Zhejiang.

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

Raw Marinated Crab 江蟹生

Raw Marinated Crab (江蟹生) is a traditional Wenzhou (温州) cold dish made from chopped, uncooked crab. The Wenzhou Tourism Bureau (温州市旅游局) describes it as an everyday accompaniment to drinks at home and a cold plate at banquets.

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AI illustration: A plate of cooked thin curled organ-meat strips with sliced peppers and scallions.
Zhejiang

Duck Tongues 鸭舌

Duck Tongues (鸭舌) are a Wenzhou (温州) cold dish appearing on everyday tables and at Lunar New Year meals.

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Fish Cake (鱼饼) — dish photograph
Zhejiang

Fish Cake 鱼饼

Fish Cake (鱼饼) is a snack from Wenzhou (温州), made with minced sea fish. The district government of Ouhai (瓯海) describes a tender cake whose preparation can include tofu, vegetable paste and sweet-potato starch.

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AI illustration: A plate of softly risen pale-golden sponge cakes cut into square slices.
Zhejiang

Twice-Steamed Rice Cake 双炊糕

Twice-Steamed Rice Cake (双炊糕) is a sweet glutinous-rice cake from Rui’an (瑞安), associated with the Li Datong (李大同) pastry shop.

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