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AI illustration: A simple platter of chopped cooked small-poultry or rabbit-sized meat pieces.
Zhejiang

Braised Rabbit Heads 兔头

Braised Rabbit Heads (兔头) are a snack of Quzhou (衢州) in western Zhejiang: rabbit heads braised in a seasoned liquor.

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Braised Fish Heads (鱼头) — dish photograph
Zhejiang

Braised Fish Heads 鱼头

Braised Fish Heads (鱼头) in Quzhou (衢州) are the fish member of the city's signature food set, the "three heads and one foot" (三头一掌): duck heads, rabbit heads and fish heads, plus duck feet.

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AI illustration: A bowl of small cooked spiral snail shells in a light aromatic sauce.
Zhejiang

Kaihua River Snails 开化青蛳

Kaihua River Snails (开化青蛳) are a speciality of Kaihua (开化). In a 2025 essay for Shangguan News (上观新闻), Zheng Xinwei (郑信伟) describes the western Zhejiang (浙江) snails as having slender, inky-black shells and grey-green flesh, and recalls cooking them over a fierce wood fire at his family home.

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Zhejiang

Jiangshan Steamed Rice Cake 江山米糕

Jiangshan Steamed Rice Cake (江山米糕) is a Lunar New Year food in Jiangshan (江山). Families gather to steam cakes from flour made from dried cooked rice, with sesame and brown sugar among the traditional ingredients.

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