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Shunchang Stuffed Duck Eggs 顺昌灌蛋
A Shunchang speciality in which seasoned pork filling is carefully inserted into a duck-egg yolk before gentle poaching.
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Shaowu Heel-Shaped Rice Cakes 邵武脚掌糍
Shaowu Heel-Shaped Rice Cakes (邵武脚掌糍) are thin, dished rounds of cooked rice paste from Shaowu (邵武) in Nanping (南平), Fujian, pinched so that a stack of them looks like a human heel.
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Zhenghe Dongping Xiaoge Dish 政和东平小胳
Zhenghe Dongping Xiaoge Dish (政和东平小胳) is the traditional xiaoge (小胳) of Dongping Town (东平镇) in Zhenghe County (政和县), Nanping (南平), in northern Fujian. It is also known as Qiandong xiaoge (乾东小胳).
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Hakka Taro Dumplings 芋子包
Steamed Hakka dumplings with a mashed-taro-and-tapioca skin and a savoury chopped filling.
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Xingguo steamed fish platter 四星望月
The fish should be soft and savory, while the side dishes provide contrasting flavors and textures. This is a coordinated spread rather than a single snack portion.
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Yanshan chilled sweet soup 铅山清补凉
The dessert is gently sweet and spoonable, with soft beans, slippery fungus and chewy fruit rather than one blended consistency.
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Shicheng taro dumplings 石城芋饺
A smooth, soft wrapper surrounds a more strongly seasoned filling. The contrast differs from an ordinary flour dumpling.
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Poyang Lake Lion's Head Meatballs 鄱阳湖狮子头
Poyang Lake Lion's Head Meatballs (鄱阳湖狮子头) are a Nanchang (南昌) dish with soft, savoury meatballs. In the Jiangxi provincial government recipe republished by China National Radio, each meatball encloses a salted egg yolk.
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Huahudie Numbing-Spicy Snack 花蝴蝶麻辣
Huahudie Numbing-Spicy Snack (花蝴蝶麻辣) is numbing-spicy bean-curd skin (麻辣豆皮) from Pingxiang (萍乡), a Jiangxi city on the border with Hunan, sold under the name Huahudie, 'flower butterfly'.
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Xiushui Shaozi Dumplings 修水哨子
Xiushui Shaozi Dumplings (修水哨子) are filled taro-and-sweet-potato-starch parcels from Xiushui (修水), Jiujiang (九江). Rounded underneath and pointed on top, they are a New Year food whose shape symbolises reunion and rising success.
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Fairy Lake Whole Fish Banquet 仙女湖全鱼宴
Fairy Lake Whole Fish Banquet (仙女湖全鱼宴) is a fish-centred meal from Fairy Lake (仙女湖), Xinyu (新余).
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Miguo Rice Cakes 米果
Miguo Rice Cakes (米果) is listed among the local specialties of Xinyu, Jiangxi. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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