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Fujian

Fried Sesame Rice Balls 炸枣

Fried Sesame Rice Balls (炸枣) are deep-fried balls of glutinous rice dough around a sesame or bean filling, a New Year food of Tong'an (同安), a district of Xiamen (厦门).

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芋包 · Steamed Taro Dumplings
Fujian

Steamed Taro Dumplings 芋包

Steamed Taro Dumplings (芋包) are parcels of seasoned filling enclosed in a wrapper of mashed taro, a common traditional food of northern and southern Fujian (闽北, 闽南) that is made in Xiamen (厦门).

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Xitianwei Wontons (西天尾扁食) — dish photograph
Fujian

Xitianwei Wontons 西天尾扁食

Xitianwei Wontons (西天尾扁食) are the best-known bianshi (扁食) dumplings of the Puxian (莆仙) area and carry the name of Xitianwei Town (西天尾镇) in Licheng District (荔城区) of Putian (莆田), Fujian.

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Fujian

Shaxian Snacks 沙县小吃

Shaxian Snacks (沙县小吃) is the collective name for a family of small dishes from Sha County (沙县), now Shaxian District of Sanming (三明) in Fujian. The snacks belong to Fujian cuisine (闽菜).

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AI illustration: A bamboo steamer containing four round white steamed filled buns.
Fujian

Jianning Cudweed Dumplings 建宁暖菇包

Jianning Cudweed Dumplings (建宁暖菇包) are steamed, filled dumplings made with fresh cudweed (鼠曲草), a spring speciality of Jianning County (建宁县), Sanming (三明), Fujian.

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Quanzhou Seaweed Jelly (石花膏): Pale amber translucent seaweed-jelly strips in clear lightly sweetened liquid, without milk or colourful mixed-dessert toppings. AI dish illustration; not a restaurant photograph.
Fujian

Quanzhou Seaweed Jelly 石花膏

Quanzhou shihua gao is a clear seaweed-set jelly, here scraped into delicate strips and served simply in lightly sweetened water.

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AI illustration: A plate of rolled thin wheat wrappers cut diagonally.
Fujian

Five-Spice Pork Rolls 五香卷

Five-Spice Pork Rolls (五香卷) are rolls of five-spice-seasoned filling wrapped in tofu skin and deep-fried, a dish of southern Fujian (闽南).

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Yunxiao Pork Meatballs (云霄水圆仔) — dish photograph
Fujian

Yunxiao Pork Meatballs 云霄水圆仔

Yunxiao Pork Meatballs (云霄水圆仔) are large pork meatballs from Yunxiao (云霄) in Zhangzhou (漳州), Fujian, also called dà ròu wán ("大肉丸", big meatball). The Zhangzhou city government lists them among the city's local foods.

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