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Jiaxing Soy-Sauce Duck 嘉兴酱鸭
Jiaxing Soy-Sauce Duck (嘉兴酱鸭) is represented locally by Wenhu Duck (文虎酱鸭). A Nanhu District Archives (南湖区档案馆) account traces this named preparation to Wang Youbao’s (王有宝) cooked-food stall in Shaibang Village (晒浜村) in 1934, followed by her son Zhu Wenhu’s (朱文虎) duck business.
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Huzhou Big Wontons 湖州大馄饨
Huzhou Big Wontons (湖州大馄饨) is listed among the local specialties of Huzhou, Zhejiang. The term 馄饨 points to wontons.
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Tofu-Skin Parcels 千张包子
Tofu-Skin Parcels (千张包子) are a Huzhou (湖州) snack in which a meat filling is wrapped in qianzhang (千张), a thin soybean sheet, rather than in dough.
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Ding Lianfang Tofu-Skin Parcels 丁莲芳千张包
Ding Lianfang Tofu-Skin Parcels (丁莲芳千张包) are a Huzhou (湖州) speciality wrapped in thin soybean sheets rather than a flour or rice wrapper.
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Zhoushengji Wontons 周生记馄饨
Zhoushengji Wontons (周生记馄饨) are the large pork wontons of the Zhoushengji (周生记) shop in Huzhou (湖州), one of the city's "four famous snacks" (四大名点).
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Zhulaoda Rice Dumplings 诸老大粽子
Zhulaoda Rice Dumplings (诸老大粽子) are associated with the long pillow shape of Huzhou (湖州). Shangguan News (上观新闻) identifies Zhulaoda as a business founded in 1887.
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Lianshi Braised Mutton 练市羊肉
Lianshi Braised Mutton (练市羊肉) is made with adult Hu sheep (湖羊) in Lianshi (练市), Huzhou (湖州).
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Nanxun Shuangjiao Noodles 南浔双交面
Nanxun Shuangjiao Noodles (南浔双交面) are a bowl of noodles served with two toppings, fried fish and melt-in-the-mouth pork, and a representative local staple of Nanxun (南浔) old town in Huzhou (湖州), Zhejiang.
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Taihu Lake Hundred-Fish Banquet 太湖百鱼宴
Taihu Lake Hundred-Fish Banquet (太湖百鱼宴) is a Huzhou (湖州) banquet made up of fish dishes.
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Anji Free-Range Chicken Pot 安吉土鸡煲
Anji Free-Range Chicken Pot (安吉土鸡煲) is a pot of broth and local chicken from Anji County (安吉县) in Huzhou (湖州), Zhejiang, where it is also called benji bao (本鸡煲), 'local chicken pot'.
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Changxing Dry-Tossed Noodles 长兴干挑面
Changxing Dry-Tossed Noodles (长兴干挑面) are a breakfast dish associated with Changxing (长兴), Huzhou (湖州).
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Steamed Pork Belly with Preserved Mustard Greens 梅干菜扣肉
Steamed Pork Belly with Preserved Mustard Greens (梅干菜扣肉) pairs pork with dried, preserved mustard greens. In Shaoxing (绍兴), it appears both as an upturned bowl of sliced meat and as a less formally arranged household dish.
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