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Smoked Five-Spice Chum Salmon 熏五香大马哈鱼
Smoked Five-Spice Chum Salmon (熏五香大马哈鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Harbin, Heilongjiang. The name includes 鱼 (fish). 熏 describes smoking.
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Russian-Style Smoked Sausage 俄式香肠
Russian-Style Smoked Sausage (俄式香肠) is the dark-red smoked sausage that Heilongjiang knows as red sausage (红肠), a Lithuanian-style sausage that came to Harbin (哈尔滨) in the railway era and is still called Russian red sausage.
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Fresh-and-cured pork soup 腌笃鲜
Cured meat supplies salt and aroma, fresh pork adds richness, and bamboo shoots contribute a clean bite. The broth is substantial without needing chili.
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Shanghai sweet-soy fish 上海熏鱼
The result is sweet-savoury and concentrated, with a firmer edge around the softer fish inside. It is very different from a delicate steamed fillet or a smoky slice of cured salmon.
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Nanjing roast duck 南京烤鸭
Expect rich duck meat, browned skin and a sweet-savoury sauce. Skin texture changes after saucing, while breast and leg pieces differ in fat and firmness. Bones remain a normal part of a chopped serving.
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Binhai Cured Sausage 滨海香肠
Binhai Cured Sausage (滨海香肠) is a dried pork sausage from Binhai (滨海) in Yancheng (盐城), Jiangsu. The Yancheng city government lists its making technique (滨海香肠制作技艺) among the city-level items of intangible cultural heritage.
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Jinhua ham 金华火腿
The flavor is intensely savory and salty, with a matured aroma; cooking releases rich fragrance into broth. It is used in smaller quantities than fresh pork.
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Hangzhou Soy-Sauce Duck 酱鸭
Soy sauce and sugar contribute the central savoury-sweet balance, with aromatics such as ginger and spices in the documented version. The drying stage gives a different texture from a duck served directly out of a broth.
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Wenhu Soy-Sauce Duck 文虎酱鸭
Wenhu Soy-Sauce Duck (文虎酱鸭) is duck braised with soy sauce and spices, made in Jiaxing (嘉兴), Zhejiang.
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Jiaxing Soy-Sauce Duck 嘉兴酱鸭
Jiaxing Soy-Sauce Duck (嘉兴酱鸭) is represented locally by Wenhu Duck (文虎酱鸭). A Nanhu District Archives (南湖区档案馆) account traces this named preparation to Wang Youbao’s (王有宝) cooked-food stall in Shaibang Village (晒浜村) in 1934, followed by her son Zhu Wenhu’s (朱文虎) duck business.
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Shaoxing Soy-Cured Duck 绍兴酱鸭
Shaoxing Soy-Cured Duck (绍兴酱鸭) is prepared through salting, soaking in soy sauce, drying and steaming. A preparation shown by CCTV in 2016 finishes the duck with Shaoxing rice wine (绍酒), sugar, spring onion and ginger.
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Wuzhou Roast Duck 婺州烤鸭
Wuzhou Roast Duck (婺州烤鸭) is listed among the local specialties of Jinhua, Zhejiang. The name includes 鸭 (duck). 烤 describes roasting or grilling.
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