Regional dishes & banquets 地方菜与宴席

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).

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.

Putian Red Rice Cakes 红团

Bright red steamed glutinous-rice cakes from Putian, moulded with decorative relief and filled with sweet rice or mung bean.

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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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Ninghua Smoked Dried Field Rat 宁化老鼠干

Ninghua Smoked Dried Field Rat (宁化老鼠干) is field rat, trapped by hand in Ninghua County (宁化县) in Sanming (三明), Fujian, then cleaned and smoked dry over rice husk or bran.

Taining Jade-Green Rolls 泰宁碧玉卷

Taining's soft green rice-and-chive crepes rolled around a savoury filling of bamboo shoot, mushroom, smoked pork and tofu.

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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

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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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

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.

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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