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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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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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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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Panzhou Cured Ham 盘州火腿
Panzhou Cured Ham (盘州火腿) is the salted or smoked pork leg of Panzhou (盘州) in Liupanshui (六盘水), Guizhou.
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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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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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Dong Sour-Cured Pork 侗家腌肉
Dong Sour-Cured Pork (侗家腌肉) is pork cured in a wooden barrel with glutinous rice, chilli and salt by the Dong (侗族) people of Qiandongnan (黔东南), Guizhou.
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Yiliang roast duck 宜良烤鸭
The contrast is between crisp, aromatic skin and tender duck meat, with seasoning concentrated at the surface.
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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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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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Yongchang Pressed Salted Duck 永昌板鸭
Yongchang Pressed Salted Duck (永昌板鸭) is listed among the local specialties of Baoshan, Yunnan. The name includes 鸭 (duck).
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Ludian Taoyuan Air-Dried Beef 鲁甸桃源牛干巴
Ludian Taoyuan Air-Dried Beef (鲁甸桃源牛干巴) belongs to the local Muslim tradition of curing beef. Zhaotong’s official news outlet describes Taoyuan’s version as a halal food with a history of more than three centuries.
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