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Half-Dried Fried Fish 熏鱼
Half-Dried Fried Fish (熏鱼) is a New Year and wedding dish in the Zhoushan (舟山) islands. Writing for Shangguan News (上观新闻) in November 2023, Yu Yan (虞燕) recalls a family preparation commonly made with Spanish mackerel or hairtail.
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Wuwei smoked pressed duck 无为板鸭
The skin carries a distinct smoky aroma, while the meat is savory and relatively firm. It is usually appreciated in small slices or bone-in pieces.
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Luzhou Roast Duck 庐州烤鸭
Luzhou Roast Duck (庐州烤鸭) is a traditional roast duck of Hefei (合肥), the Anhui city whose old name is Luzhou (庐州), cooked whole in a jar-shaped oven over fruitwood charcoal.
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Yuexi Cured Meats 岳西腊味
Yuexi Cured Meats (岳西腊味) are the salted, sun-dried and smoked pork of Yuexi County (岳西县) in Anhui, which lies in the heart of the Dabie Mountains (大别山).
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Huizhou Laba Preserved Tofu 徽州腊八豆腐
Huizhou Laba Preserved Tofu (徽州腊八豆腐) is a pressed, oven-baked and sun-dried bean curd that Xinhua describes as a folk specialty of Yixian (黟县) county in Huangshan (黄山), Anhui.
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Huizhou Ham Stewed with Soft-Shell Turtle 徽州火腿炖甲鱼
Huizhou Ham Stewed with Soft-Shell Turtle (徽州火腿炖甲鱼) is a clay-pot stew of soft-shell turtle and ham from the old Huizhou (徽州) region, which Chinese Wikipedia equates with today's Huangshan (黄山) city and Jixi (绩溪) county in Anhui and Wuyuan (婺源) county in Jiangxi.
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Qinlan Spiced Braised Goose 秦栏卤鹅
Qinlan Spiced Braised Goose (秦栏卤鹅) is a whole goose prepared in aged brine, a speciality of Qinlan (秦栏镇), a town in Tianchang (天长) under Chuzhou (滁州), Anhui.
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Yimen Smoked Beef 义门熏牛肉
Yimen Smoked Beef (义门熏牛肉) is a speciality of Yimen town (义门镇) in Guoyang County (涡阳县), Bozhou (亳州), Anhui: beef that is cured for days, steamed for hours and finally passed through oil.
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Wuyi Smoked Goose 武夷熏鹅
Wuyi goose gently cooked in aromatic stock, seasoned with chilli and smoked over glutinous rice.
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Jian'ou Pressed Duck 建瓯板鸭
Jian'ou Pressed Duck (建瓯板鸭) is a salted duck pressed flat, a traditional product of Jian'ou (建瓯) in Nanping, northern Fujian, praised as a 'fine dish of Fujian' (八闽佳肴) and counted among China's four great pressed ducks.
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Langu Tea-Smoked Goose 岚谷熏鹅
Langu Tea-Smoked Goose (岚谷熏鹅) is a whole goose braised and then smoked over toasted glutinous rice and tea in Langu Township (岚谷乡), Wuyishan (武夷山), in north-western Fujian.
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Suichuan cured duck 遂川板鸭
The meat has a concentrated savoury flavour and a firmer texture than freshly poached duck. The skin and lean portions differ noticeably.
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