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Hengyang fish rice noodles 衡阳鱼粉
The noodles are soft and slippery, while the fish provides tender flakes and a deeper broth flavor. Small bones can remain among the pieces.
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Liling stir-fried rice noodles 醴陵炒粉
Expect a savoury, lightly chewy plate whose chilli level depends on the cook. It is a dry noodle meal rather than a soup bowl.
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Jinshi Beef Rice Noodles 津市牛肉粉
Jinshi's slender round rice noodles are scalded and served with a chosen beef topping; this illustration uses red-braised beef.
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Xinhua Xiangdong Street Beef Rice Noodles 新化向东街牛肉粉
Xinhua Xiangdong Street Beef Rice Noodles (新化向东街牛肉粉) are a red-oil beef noodle bowl named after Xiangdong Street (向东街), an old street in Xinhua (新化) County, Loudi (娄底), Hunan.
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Yongfeng Chilli Paste Tossed Noodles 永丰辣酱拌面
Yongfeng Chilli Paste Tossed Noodles (永丰辣酱拌面) are noodles tossed with Yongfeng chilli paste (永丰辣酱), a sun-dried paste of chillies and fermented wheat named after Yongfeng town (永丰镇) in Shuangfeng County (双峰县), Loudi (娄底), Hunan.
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Shrimp wonton noodles 鲜虾云吞面
The noodles should have a fine, springy bite, while the wontons are tender and juicy. The broth adds concentrated savory depth in a small volume.
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Houjie roast-goose lai fun 厚街烧鹅濑粉
The noodles are smooth and resilient, contrasting with tender meat and the firmer roast skin. The broth is richer where the goose rests.
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Chaoshan steamed rice rolls 潮汕肠粉
The wrapper should feel soft and slippery rather than springy like a thick noodle. Sauce gives much of the flavour, with savoury meat, egg or seafood and little bursts of texture from the filling.
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Deqing bamboo-pole rice noodles 德庆竹篙粉
The strands are smooth and resilient, carrying either broth or a savoury topping.
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Steamed Rice Noodle Rolls 肠粉
Steamed Rice Noodle Rolls (肠粉) are transparent rolls made from a rice batter, tender and slightly elastic, and very popular in Guangdong and Hong Kong.
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Wonton Noodles 云吞面
Wonton Noodles (云吞面) in Guangzhou (广州) are a bowl of clear dried-flatfish broth with a few strands of yellow chives, fine bamboo-pole noodles (竹升面) and thin-skinned wontons hidden underneath.
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Chaoshan Beef Hotpot 潮汕牛肉火锅
Chaoshan Beef Hotpot (潮汕牛肉火锅) is a hotpot of freshly slaughtered, hand-sliced beef cooked briefly in a clear broth and dipped in shacha sauce (沙茶酱).
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