Regional dishes & banquets 地方菜与宴席

Puqian Wine-Lees Vinegar Broth 铺前糟粕醋

Puqian Wine-Lees Vinegar Broth (铺前糟粕醋) is a sour, lightly spicy broth from Puqian (铺前镇) in Wenchang (文昌), at the northern tip of Hainan, made from vinegar fermented out of the lees left after brewing rice wine.

Chongxing Pork Jerky 重兴赤烧

Chongxing Pork Jerky (重兴赤烧) is a dried and then fried pork jerky from Chongxing (重兴), a town in Wenchang (文昌), Hainan, where it is known locally as chishao.

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Coconut Glutinous Rice Balls 椰香糯米糍

Coconut Glutinous Rice Balls (椰香糯米糍) is listed among the local specialties of Wanning, Hainan. The name includes 糯米 (glutinous rice), 椰 (coconut).

Baoting Rambutan Glutinous Rice Balls 保亭红毛丹糯米糍

Baoting Rambutan Glutinous Rice Balls (保亭红毛丹糯米糍) is listed among the local specialties of Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, Hainan. The name includes 糯米 (glutinous rice).

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Wild Vegetable Banquet 野菜宴

Wild Vegetable Banquet (野菜宴) is listed among the local specialties of Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, Hainan. It is grouped here with tofu & vegetable dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Maoxuewang blood-curd stew 毛血旺

Soft blood curd contrasts with springy tripe and crisp vegetables, while chili oil and Sichuan pepper create a strong, lingering finish.

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Soft-fried Hechuan walnut rice-cake slices 软炸合川桃片

The fried coating is light and crisp, while the sweet cake inside becomes soft and slightly chewy.

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Zhe'ergen herb salad 凉拌折耳根

The stems have a clean snap, while the aroma can seem medicinal, earthy or fish-like to a first-time diner. Garlic, chilli and sourness add their own flavours. It is reasonable to enjoy a small taste without expecting to like the herb immediately.

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Hechuan walnut rice-cake slices 合川桃片

Soft slices bend and separate into delicate layers, while crisp versions snap. Walnuts add a nutty bite and sweetness varies by style.

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Shaobai Steamed Pork Belly 烧白

Shaobai Steamed Pork Belly (烧白) is a steamed pork dish of the Sichuan and Chongqing countryside, and one of the representative dishes of the traditional rural banquets known as tianxi (田席) and babayan (坝坝宴, open-air courtyard feasts).

Chuanchuan Skewer Hotpot 串串香

Chuanchuan Skewer Hotpot (串串香) in Chongqing (重庆) offers a broad choice of meat and vegetable skewers cooked in hotpot.

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Wanzhou Small Basket-Steamed Dishes 万州格格

Wanzhou Small Basket-Steamed Dishes (万州格格) are steamed dishes that people in Wanzhou District (万州), Chongqing, call gege; outside the district the same kind of food is usually called zhengcai (蒸菜, 'steamed dishes') or longlong (笼笼, 'steamer baskets').