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Hainan

Ding'an Cured Meats 定安腊味

Ding'an Cured Meats (定安腊味) include cured pork and sausages made from Ding'an black pigs. The local cured-pork preparation uses belly, fatty and lean pork, and hind-leg meat.

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Hainan

Ruixi Beef Jerky 瑞溪牛肉干

Ruixi Beef Jerky (瑞溪牛肉干) is thinly sliced beef that is marinated, sun-dried and then fried, made in Ruixi town (瑞溪镇) in Chengmai County (澄迈县), Hainan.

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Hainan

Jar-Fermented Sour Fish 腌酸鱼

Jar-Fermented Sour Fish (腌酸鱼) in Baisha (白沙) belongs to the Li (黎族) tradition of yucha (鱼茶), literally “fish tea”. Despite that name, it is a preserved fish food.

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Chongqing

Xianjia Fermented Bean Curd 仙家豆腐乳

Xianjia Fermented Bean Curd (仙家豆腐乳) is the fermented bean curd of Fengdu County (丰都县), Chongqing, which the county traces to a legend of Mount Pingdu (平都山) and the incense burned in its temples.

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Chongqing

Zhongzhou Fermented Bean Curd 忠州豆腐乳

Zhongzhou Fermented Bean Curd (忠州豆腐乳) is the fermented bean curd of Zhong County (忠县) in Chongqing, kept in jars with the curd soaking in its liquid. The county government lists it among Zhongxian's special products.

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