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Sichuan

Suji Puffed Rice Candy 苏稽米花糖

Suji Puffed Rice Candy (苏稽米花糖) is a crisp confection from Suji town (苏稽镇) in Leshan (乐山), made with glutinous rice, peanuts, white sugar, sesame and pork fat.

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Guizhou

Bingjiang 冰浆

The texture is icy but creamy and slightly grainy, with fruit sweetness and chewy or crunchy additions depending on the stall.

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AI illustration: A plate of softly risen pale-golden sponge cakes cut into square slices.
Guizhou

Zunyi Egg Sponge Cakes 遵义鸡蛋糕

Zunyi Egg Sponge Cakes (遵义鸡蛋糕) are baked egg cakes from Zunyi (遵义) in Guizhou, which the Zunyi city government features in its series on the snacks of Zunyi, a famous historic city.

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Guizhou

Zhenning Pork-Filled Fried Batter Cakes 油炸鸡蛋糕

Zhenning Pork-Filled Fried Batter Cakes (油炸鸡蛋糕) are a deep-fried snack of Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County (镇宁布依族苗族自治县) in Anshun (安顺), Guizhou: a batter of rice and soybeans cooked in a mould around a seasoned pork filling.

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Guizhou

Bijie Glutinous Rice Dumplings 毕节汤圆

Bijie Glutinous Rice Dumplings (毕节汤圆) are tangyuan, balls of glutinous rice dough wrapped round a sweet filling, and the Bijie (毕节) city government counts them among the city's traditional snacks.

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AI illustration: Small rectangular and irregular pieces of sesame or peanut brittle and puffed-rice candy on a simple plate.
Guizhou

Hezhang Walnut Candy 赫章核桃糖

Hezhang Walnut Candy (赫章核桃糖) is a set slab of corn-and-malt syrup packed with walnut kernels, made in Hezhang (赫章) County in Guizhou and also called Caishen walnut candy (财神核桃糖) after Caishen (财神) town.

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Yunnan

Yak Milk Yogurt 牦牛酸奶

Yak Milk Yogurt (牦牛酸奶) is yogurt made from yak milk, sold and served as a local speciality in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (迪庆藏族自治州), Yunnan, including the city of Shangri-La (香格里拉).

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