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Wenchuan Cured Pork (汶川腊肉) — dish photograph
Sichuan

Wenchuan Cured Pork 汶川腊肉

Wenchuan Cured Pork (汶川腊肉) includes the smoke-cured pork made in Qunyi village (群益村), Xuankou town (漩口镇), Wenchuan (汶川). Winter is a busy production season there, with pork prepared for smoking and packaging.

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AI illustration: An oval white plate of thin layered cooked brown-red meat slices.
Sichuan

Songpan Yak Jerky 松潘牦牛肉干

Songpan Yak Jerky (松潘牦牛肉干) is a dried-meat speciality of Songpan (松潘), made from yaks raised on the county's natural pastures. It has a pronounced meat aroma and a firm, chewy texture.

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AI illustration: An oval white plate of thin layered cooked brown-red meat slices.
Sichuan

Mianning Cured Ham 冕宁火腿

Mianning Cured Ham (冕宁火腿) is a cured pork-hind-leg speciality of Mianning (冕宁), in Liangshan (凉山). Its preparation includes curing, washing and drying, shaping, fermentation and storage.

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AI illustration: An oval white plate of thin layered cooked brown-red meat slices.
Guizhou

Pingba Air-Dried Beef 平坝牛干巴

Pingba Air-Dried Beef (平坝牛干巴) is a dried beef, niu ganba, made in Pingba (平坝), a district of Anshun (安顺) in central Guizhou whose name comes from its broad, level land and which borders the provincial capital, Guiyang (贵阳), to the east.

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Guizhou

Liping Pickled Fish 黎平腌鱼

Liping Pickled Fish (黎平腌鱼) is gutted rice-paddy fish cured in jars with a paste of glutinous rice, chilli and Sichuan pepper, a Dong (侗族) food of Liping County (黎平县) in Qiandongnan (黔东南), Guizhou.

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Rows of cured ham legs hanging in a Xuanwei ham shop.
Yunnan

Xuanwei Ham 宣威火腿

Xuanwei Ham (宣威火腿) is a cured pork-leg specialty from northeastern Yunnan (云南), also known as yuntui (云腿). A cut leg has a rich aroma, with a thin skin, substantial meat and a balance of lean and fat.

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AI illustration: A white platter of sliced roast duck or goose with rich amber skin and visible meat cross sections.
Yunnan

Luliang Pressed Salted Duck 陆良板鸭

Luliang Pressed Salted Duck (陆良板鸭) includes the winter-cured duck made in Sihe Community (四河社区), Luliang (陆良). Qujing Daily follows local producers through a process of salting, rinsing and air-drying.

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