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Zhejiang

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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Zhejiang

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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Zhejiang

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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Zhejiang

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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Zhejiang

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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Zhejiang

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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Zhejiang

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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