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Taro Abacus Beads (算盘子) — dish photograph
Guangdong

Taro Abacus Beads 算盘子

Taro Abacus Beads (算盘子) are small discs of taro and cassava-flour dough shaped like the beads of an abacus, a long-established Hakka snack of Dabu (大埔) in Meizhou (梅州), Guangdong.

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AI illustration: A shallow bowl of cooked white and lightly golden grains with a few darker grains.
Guangdong

Xiaomi Pork Dumplings 小米

Xiaomi Pork Dumplings (小米) are small steamed dumplings from Haifeng County (海丰县) in Shanwei (汕尾), Guangdong, and a traditional snack across the Hailufeng (海陆丰) area.

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

Hailing Island Rice-Flour Dumplings 叶薄包

Hailing Island Rice-Flour Dumplings (叶薄包) are filled dumplings with a rice-flour skin from Hailing Island (海陵岛) in Yangjiang (阳江), Guangdong. In the island's dialect they also have a second name (角子).

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Yakou Pork Wontons (崖口云吞) — dish photograph
Guangdong

Yakou Pork Wontons 崖口云吞

Yakou Pork Wontons (崖口云吞) are the small wontons of Yakou (崖口), a village in Nanlang Subdistrict (南朗街道), Zhongshan (中山), on the shore of Lingdingyang (伶仃洋) at the mouth of the Pearl River.

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