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Tamsui Iron Eggs 淡水铁蛋
Tamsui Iron Eggs (淡水铁蛋) are small, black, chewy eggs from Tamsui District (淡水区) in New Taipei (新北), Taiwan, made by braising and air-drying ordinary braised eggs over and over until they shrink and harden.
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Jiufen Taro Balls 九份芋圆
Jiufen Taro Balls (九份芋圆) are chewy balls made from taro, a traditional Taiwanese dessert closely tied to Jiufen (九份), an old hillside town in Ruifang District (瑞芳区), New Taipei.
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Ruifang Fried Fish Paste Drumsticks 瑞芳龙凤腿
Ruifang Fried Fish Paste Drumsticks (瑞芳龙凤腿), longfeng tui or 'dragon and phoenix legs', are a fried snack from Ruifang District (瑞芳区) in New Taipei City (新北市), Taiwan.
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Hakka Stir-Fry 客家小炒
Hakka Stir-Fry (客家小炒) is a stir-fry of pork belly, dried squid and pressed tofu with celery and spring onion, one of the 'four stews and four stir-fries' (四炆四炒) that HakkaNews (客新聞) calls the classic set of Hakka dishes.
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Hakka Steamed Rice Buns 客家菜包
Hakka Steamed Rice Buns (客家菜包) are a Taiwanese Hakka rice snack: a savoury radish filling wrapped in a skin of glutinous rice and steamed.
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Longgang Flat Rice Noodle Soup 龙冈米干
Longgang Flat Rice Noodle Soup (龙冈米干) is a Yunnan-style dish of flat rice noodles in bone broth, a common dish in the Longgang (龙冈) area of Taoyuan (桃园) around Zhongzhen Market (忠贞市场).
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Jiasian Taro Ice 甲仙芋冰
Jiasian Taro Ice (甲仙芋冰) is the frozen taro dessert of Jiasian District (甲仙区) in Kaohsiung (高雄), Taiwan, where a row of taro-ice shops forms what the Commerce Development Administration (商业发展署) of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs calls the Jiasian taro-ice street (芋冰一条街).
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Keelung Nutrition Sandwich 基隆营养三明治
Keelung Nutrition Sandwich (基隆营养三明治) is a deep-fried bread roll split and filled with mayonnaise, ham, tomato, cucumber and braised egg, a snack of the Miaokou night market (庙口夜市) in Keelung (基隆), Taiwan.
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Fish-Paste Tempura Cake 天妇罗
Fish-Paste Tempura Cake (天妇罗) is Keelung's (基隆) name for a thick, round cake of fish paste deep-fried until golden, cut into pieces and served with a sweet-and-spicy sauce.
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Wok-Edge Rice Noodle Soup 鼎边趖
Wok-Edge Rice Noodle Soup (鼎边趖) is a rice-batter soup associated with Keelung (基隆). A documented version at Wu Family Dingbiansuo (吳家鼎邊趖) combines springy rice pieces with a broth of daylily buds, squid and shiitake mushrooms.
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Whipped Shaved Ice 泡泡冰
Whipped Shaved Ice (泡泡冰) combines shaved ice and toppings into a fine, closely mixed dessert. It is associated with Keelung (基隆), particularly the Miaokou market (庙口).
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Guanxi Mesona Grass Jelly 关西仙草
Guanxi Mesona Grass Jelly (关西仙草) is the grass jelly, tea and other foods made from mesona (仙草) grown in Guanxi Township (关西镇), Hsinchu County (新竹县).
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