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AI illustration: A white platter of sliced roast duck or goose with rich amber skin and visible meat cross sections.
Zhejiang

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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Zhejiang

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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Zhejiang

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

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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AI illustration: A rustic ceramic bowl of bone-in chicken pieces in golden-brown broth with mushrooms and a few ginger slices.
Zhejiang

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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