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Zhongzhou Fish with Fermented Bean Curd 忠州腐乳鱼
Zhongzhou Fish with Fermented Bean Curd (忠州腐乳鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Zhongxian, Chongqing. The name includes 鱼 (fish).
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Fengjie Smoked Cured Pork 奉节腊肉
Fengjie Smoked Cured Pork (奉节腊肉) is the cured and smoked pork of Fengjie County (奉节县) in north-eastern Chongqing. The county government presents its high-mountain cured pork (奉节高山腊肉) as one of the representative foods of the area.
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Wushan Smoked Cured Pork 巫山腊肉
Wushan Smoked Cured Pork (巫山腊肉) is the salted, smoked pork of Wushan County (巫山县) in Chongqing, listed in a Chongqing Daily (重庆日报) feature on the county's food as fengguo larou (风锅腊肉).
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Wuxi Smoked Cured Pork 巫溪腊肉
Wuxi Smoked Cured Pork (巫溪腊肉) is the salted and smoked pork of Wuxi County (巫溪县), Chongqing.
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Wuxi Fermented Bean Curd 巫溪豆腐乳
Wuxi Fermented Bean Curd (巫溪豆腐乳) is listed among the local specialties of Wuxi County, Chongqing. The name includes 豆腐 (bean curd).
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Shizhu Smoked Cured Pork 石柱腊肉
Shizhu Smoked Cured Pork (石柱腊肉) is the salt-cured, wood-smoked pork of Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County (石柱土家族自治县) in Chongqing, made with the traditional Tujia (土家) wood-fire smoking method.
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Jar-Fermented Sour Fish 腌酸鱼
Jar-Fermented Sour Fish (腌酸鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Chongqing. The name includes 鱼 (fish).
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Xiushan Smoked Cured Pork 秀山腊肉
Xiushan Smoked Cured Pork (秀山腊肉) is the cured and smoked pork of Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County (秀山土家族苗族自治县), Chongqing, one of the county entries on the Chongqing Cured Meat Map (重庆腊味地图) published by the municipal planning and natural resources bureau in January 2026.
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Tujia Smoked Cured Pork 土家腊肉
Tujia Smoked Cured Pork (土家腊肉) is pork rubbed with ground spices, cured in clay jars and slowly smoked over oak firewood in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County (酉阳土家族苗族自治县), Chongqing, where village workshops in Cangling (苍岭) and Tushi (涂市) towns make and sell it.
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Smoked Cured Pork 腊肉
Smoked Cured Pork (腊肉) is a Chinese cured meat, popular mainly in Sichuan, Hunan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Jiangxi and Guangdong; in Chongqing the pork is salted, dried in wind and sun and then smoked.
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Linjiang Cured Sausage 临江香肠
Linjiang Cured Sausage (临江香肠) is listed among the local specialties of Kaizhou District, Chongqing. It is grouped here with cured meats & roast-shop dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Chengkou Smoked Cured Pork Ribs 城口腊排骨
Chengkou Smoked Cured Pork Ribs (城口腊排骨) are cured pork ribs with a smoky aroma from Chengkou County (城口县) in Chongqing; a traditional Chengkou dish stews them with dried green beans.
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