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Linhai Stuffed Wheat Flatbread 临海麦饼
Linhai Stuffed Wheat Flatbread (临海麦饼) is a soft, filled flatbread from Linhai (临海), Taizhou (台州). A local newspaper feature describes versions with pork, potato, salted-vegetable-and-cold-rice, or egg-and-meat fillings.
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Linhai Puffed Shrimp Fritters 临海泡虾
Linhai Puffed Shrimp Fritters (临海泡虾) are a deep-fried snack of shrimp and pork filling in batter from Linhai (临海) in Taizhou (台州), Zhejiang. 'Paoxia' is the Taizhou dialect name; the written Chinese name is yougu (油鼓).
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Sanmen Mud Crab 三门青蟹
Sanmen Mud Crab (三门青蟹) is a seafood speciality of Sanmen (三门), Taizhou (台州). A provincial food feature describes its blue-green carapace, serrated front edges and large claws, while the county gazetteer records several local ways of cooking it.
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Yuhuan Fish-Skin Wontons 玉环鱼皮馄饨
Yuhuan Fish-Skin Wontons (玉环鱼皮馄饨) have wrappers made from fish flesh mixed with sweet-potato starch.
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Xianju Eight-Bowl Banquet 仙居八大碗
Xianju Eight-Bowl Banquet (仙居八大碗) is the traditional set menu with which people in Xianju County (仙居县), Taizhou, entertain guests.
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Tiantai Stuffed Pancake Rolls 天台饺饼筒
Tiantai Stuffed Pancake Rolls (天台饺饼筒) are thin wheat pancakes rolled round a filling of cooked meats and vegetables and then pan-fried, as made in Tiantai (天台) county in Taizhou (台州), Zhejiang.
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Black Glutinous Rice Cakes 乌饭麻糍
Black Glutinous Rice Cakes (乌饭麻糍) are pounded glutinous rice cakes made with rice soaked in the juice of wufan-tree (乌饭树) leaves, a snack of Taizhou (台州) in Zhejiang that Huangyan District (黄岩区) keeps as a traditional seasonal food.
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Jinyun Tushuang Noodles 缙云土爽面
Jinyun Tushuang Noodles (缙云土爽面) are made from salted wheat dough that undergoes repeated fermentation before being pulled and dried.
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Suichang Jiaotan Fish Head 遂昌焦滩鱼头
Suichang Jiaotan Fish Head (遂昌焦滩鱼头) is a fish-head dish associated with Jiaotan (焦滩) beside the Wuxi River (乌溪江) in Suichang (遂昌), Lishui (丽水).
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Longquan Anren Fish Head Stew 龙泉安仁鱼头
Longquan Anren Fish Head Stew (龙泉安仁鱼头) is a speciality of Anren (安仁) in Longquan (龙泉). The town stands beside Xiangong Lake (仙宫湖), and Lishui Daily (丽水日报) describes bighead carp as the main fish used for the dish.
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Qingyuan Mushroom Banquet 庆元百菇宴
Qingyuan Mushroom Banquet (庆元百菇宴) is a meal in Qingyuan County (庆元县), Lishui (丽水), in which a whole table of dishes is made from different kinds of mushrooms.
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Jingning She Village Rice Sheets 景宁畲乡粉皮
Jingning She Village Rice Sheets (景宁畲乡粉皮) include the fenpi made in Yingchuan Town (英川镇), Jingning She Autonomous County (景宁畲族自治县). The rice sheets are eaten at breakfast and also cooked into lunch and dinner dishes.
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