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AI illustration: An oval plate with one cooked whole freshwater fish in light brown sauce.
Zhejiang

Air-Dried Eel 风鳗

Air-Dried Eel (风鳗) is sea eel (海鳗) salted and hung in the winter wind in Zhoushan (舟山), Zhejiang. Zhejiang Online calls the steamed dish a fixture of Spring Festival tables in most Zhoushan households.

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Zhejiang

Half-Dried Fried Fish 熏鱼

Half-Dried Fried Fish (熏鱼) is a New Year and wedding dish in the Zhoushan (舟山) islands. Writing for Shangguan News (上观新闻) in November 2023, Yu Yan (虞燕) recalls a family preparation commonly made with Spanish mackerel or hairtail.

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AI illustration: A plate of short wooden skewers threaded with small charred meat cubes.
Zhejiang

Pork Braised with Dried Yellow Croaker 黄鱼鲞烤肉

Pork Braised with Dried Yellow Croaker (黄鱼鲞烤肉) is a pot of pork stewed with dried fish, made here with dried yellow croaker (黄鱼鲞), the fish that people on the Zhoushan (舟山) islands off Zhejiang traditionally open out flat, salt and hang in the north wind.

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AI illustration: A shallow rice bowl with a small portion of cooked meat slices and green vegetables over visible rice.
Zhejiang

Hairtail Fish Rice 带鱼饭

Hairtail Fish Rice (带鱼饭) is listed among the local specialties of Zhoushan, Zhejiang. The name includes 鱼 (fish).

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Zhejiang

Xiazhi Fish Balls 虾峙鱼丸

Xiazhi Fish Balls (虾峙鱼丸) is listed among the local specialties of Zhoushan, Zhejiang. The name includes 虾 (shrimp or prawns), 鱼 (fish).

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AI illustration: A ceramic platter of cooked open bivalve shellfish with visible pale meat.
Zhejiang

Shengsi Mussels 嵊泗贻贝

Shengsi Mussels (嵊泗贻贝) are a local seafood product of Shengsi (嵊泗), including the farming waters around Gouqi Township (枸杞乡).

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Zhejiang

Putuo Buddhist Vegetarian Meal 普陀素斋

Putuo Buddhist Vegetarian Meal (普陀素斋) is listed among the local specialties of Zhoushan, Zhejiang. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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AI illustration: A wooden tray of pale steamed glutinous rice cakes cut into tidy soft blocks.
Zhejiang

Wenling Stuffed Rice Cake 温岭嵌糕

Wenling Stuffed Rice Cake (温岭嵌糕) is a breakfast of soft rice cake wrapped around a savoury filling, from Wenling (温岭), a county-level city of Taizhou (台州) on the southeast coast of Zhejiang.

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