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Jingjiang Six-Point Baked Buns 京江脐
Jingjiang Six-Point Baked Buns (京江脐) are small oven-baked buns that originated in Zhenjiang (镇江), Jiangsu, with six pointed ridges rising from the top and a browned, crisp crust.
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Qinhu Lake Eight Delicacies 溱湖八鲜
Qinhu Lake Eight Delicacies (溱湖八鲜) is the name Jiangyan District (姜堰区) of Taizhou (泰州) gives to eight groups of foods from Qinhu Lake (溱湖) and the Qintong (溱潼) area, and to the local dishes cooked from them.
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Xinghua Morning Tea 兴化早茶
Xinghua Morning Tea (兴化早茶) is the breakfast banquet of Xinghua (兴化), a city in Taizhou (泰州), Jiangsu.
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Five-Spice Cured Turnip 五香大头菜
Five-Spice Cured Turnip (五香大头菜) is a jarred preserve of salted, sun-dried datoucai (大头菜) roots listed by the Suyu district (宿豫区) government of Suqian (宿迁), Jiangsu, among its local specialties.
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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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Huzhou tofu-skin parcels 湖州千张包
The skin is tender with a slight bean-like chew, contrasting with the juicy, finer filling and light surrounding liquid.
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Xin Erjinxian Dish 新二锦馅
Xin Erjinxian Dish (新二锦馅), literally the "new" Erjinxian, is a Jiaxing (嘉兴) dish of stuffed parcels that chefs developed from the older Erjinxian (二锦馅).
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Crisp tofu-skin rolls 干炸响铃
The wrapper crackles with a very crisp bite around a smaller, softer center. Its texture deteriorates quickly when covered in steam or heavy sauce.
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Nanhu Lake Water Caltrop 南湖菱
Nanhu Lake Water Caltrop (南湖菱) is a round, hornless autumn speciality of Jiaxing (嘉兴), named for Nanhu Lake (南湖).
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Pinghu Wine-Lees Preserved Eggs 平湖糟蛋
Pinghu Wine-Lees Preserved Eggs (平湖糟蛋) are duck eggs cured in fermented wine lees, a speciality of Pinghu (平湖), a county-level city of Jiaxing (嘉兴) in northern Zhejiang.
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Tongxiang Casserole Pot 桐乡煲
Tongxiang Casserole Pot (桐乡煲) is a family of spicy one-pot dishes from Tongxiang (桐乡) in Jiaxing (嘉兴), Zhejiang.
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