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

Dongpo pork 东坡肉
Lean meat is soft, fat is yielding and the sauce is rich, savory and gently sweet. Small portions carry a substantial amount of flavor.
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Linhai egg-white fritters 蛋清羊尾
The outside is airy and tender, while the center is smooth and sweet. Freshness is crucial because the foam-based shell settles as it cools.
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Shaoxing wine-marinated chicken 绍兴醉鸡
Expect a noticeable wine fragrance, savory seasoning and a firm yet tender chilled texture. It tastes different from chicken braised until soft in a hot sauce.
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Nanxun braised pork hock 南浔浔蹄
The dish is rich and gelatinous, with a savoury-sweet sauce. The lean meat and soft skin give different textures in the same portion.
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Cangqian mixed-lamb pot 仓前掏羊锅
It is a strongly lamb-flavoured meal with contrasting textures, from soft meat to firmer offal and gelatinous feet.
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Pork Braised with Dried Salted Greens 干菜焖肉
Pork Braised with Dried Salted Greens (干菜焖肉) is pork cooked with wugancai (乌干菜), the black, salted and dried greens of Shaoxing (绍兴), Zhejiang, also called meigancai (霉干菜 or 梅干菜).
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Liye Lotus Seed Chicken 里叶莲子鸡
Liye Lotus Seed Chicken (里叶莲子鸡) combines local white lotus seeds with free-range chicken in Daciyan (大慈岩), Jiande (建德).
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Hangzhou Beggar’s Chicken 叫花童鸡
The result emphasizes tender, fragrant meat and retained juices. It should not be presented as a guarantee of crisp roast skin, since the wrapping changes how the chicken cooks.
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Duck Tongues 鸭舌
Duck Tongues (鸭舌) are a Wenzhou (温州) cold dish appearing on everyday tables and at Lunar New Year meals.
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Rui'an Cold Lamb Platter 瑞安扎羊
Rui'an Cold Lamb Platter (瑞安扎羊) is listed among the local specialties of Wenzhou, Zhejiang. The name includes 羊 (sheep).
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Cangnan Pounded-Pork Wrapper Wontons 苍南肉燕
Cangnan Pounded-Pork Wrapper Wontons (苍南肉燕) are small dumplings whose wrapper is made from pounded pork, a speciality of the alum-mining town of Fanshan (矾山镇) in Cangnan County (苍南县), Wenzhou (温州), Zhejiang.
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Haining Crock-Braised Pork 海宁缸肉
Haining Crock-Braised Pork (海宁缸肉) is listed among the local specialties of Jiaxing, Zhejiang. It is grouped here with meat & poultry dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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