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Qinhu Lake Eight Delicacies (溱湖八鲜) — dish photograph
Jiangsu

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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AI illustration: A small plate of chopped preserved radish.
Jiangsu

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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AI illustration: A small plate of halved cooked eggs with golden yolks and firm whites.
Zhejiang

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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