Zhejiang local food
Local dishes, ingredients and the stories behind them.

Pianerchuan noodles 片儿川
Preserved greens add tangy saltiness, bamboo shoots provide a clean bite, and pork enriches the otherwise light soup.
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Wenzhou stir-fried rice vermicelli 温州炒粉干
Expect dry, springy noodles with savory pan aroma and small contrasts from cabbage, egg, shrimp or other ingredients used.
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Taizhou ginger-broth noodles 姜汤面
The broth has a warm, peppery ginger bite rather than necessarily a chili burn; tender noodles absorb that aroma.
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Dongyang thick-soup noodles 东阳沃面
The broth is smooth and coating, with soft noodles and many small textural changes from the diced additions.
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Shanlian chilli-oil wontons 善琏辣油小馄饨
Slippery wrappers and a little meat filling make a lighter bite than a large dumpling. The chilli oil adds aroma and heat to the bowl.
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Hangzhou cat-ear shaped noodles 猫耳朵
Think of separate dough curls in a savoury dish rather than long strands to twirl. The source's vegetable description is not a complete recipe: the actual broth, meat or seafood additions must be checked with the kitchen.
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Huzhou Big Wontons 湖州大馄饨
Huzhou Big Wontons (湖州大馄饨) is listed among the local specialties of Huzhou, Zhejiang. The term 馄饨 points to wontons.
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Tofu-Skin Parcels 千张包子
Tofu-Skin Parcels (千张包子) are a Huzhou (湖州) snack in which a meat filling is wrapped in qianzhang (千张), a thin soybean sheet, rather than in dough.
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Zhoushengji Wontons 周生记馄饨
Zhoushengji Wontons (周生记馄饨) are the large pork wontons of the Zhoushengji (周生记) shop in Huzhou (湖州), one of the city's "four famous snacks" (四大名点).
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Nanxun Shuangjiao Noodles 南浔双交面
Nanxun Shuangjiao Noodles (南浔双交面) are a bowl of noodles served with two toppings, fried fish and melt-in-the-mouth pork, and a representative local staple of Nanxun (南浔) old town in Huzhou (湖州), Zhejiang.
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Changxing Dry-Tossed Noodles 长兴干挑面
Changxing Dry-Tossed Noodles (长兴干挑面) are a breakfast dish associated with Changxing (长兴), Huzhou (湖州).
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Shengzhou Pressed Rice Noodles 嵊州榨面
Shengzhou Pressed Rice Noodles (嵊州榨面) are dried rice noodles from Shengzhou (嵊州), also known as mifen gan (米粉干).
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