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Yuanlin Rice Pin Noodles 员林米苔目
Yuanlin Rice Pin Noodles (员林米苔目) are a local breakfast and midday food in Yuanlin (員林), Changhua (彰化). Bowls of fine white rice noodles have long been associated with the food stalls around Bo’ai Road (博愛路).
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Changhua Chilled Ba-Wan 彰化凉圆
Changhua Chilled Ba-Wan (彰化凉圆) is listed among the local specialties of Changhua County, Taiwan. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Zhushan Candied Sweet Potatoes 竹山蜜番薯
Zhushan Candied Sweet Potatoes (竹山蜜番薯) is listed among the local specialties of Nantou County, Taiwan. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Caotun Mochi 草屯麻糬
Caotun Mochi (草屯麻糬) belongs to the local rice-food traditions of Caotun (草屯), Nantou (南投).
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Alishan Aiyu Jelly 阿里山爱玉
Alishan Aiyu Jelly (阿里山爱玉) is made by washing the seeds of female aiyu fruit in water. Wild aiyu is harvested from tall trees in the Alishan (阿里山) mountains, with one harvest each year.
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Chaozhou Hot and Cold Shaved Ice 潮州冷热冰
Chaozhou Hot and Cold Shaved Ice (潮州冷热冰) is associated with Chaozhou (潮州), Pingtung (屏東). At A Lun Ice Shop (阿倫冰店), the dessert features tangyuan (湯圓) rice balls and sweet toppings prepared by hand.
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Hengchun Hulled Mung Bean Dessert 恒春绿豆蒜
Hengchun Hulled Mung Bean Dessert (恒春绿豆蒜) is a sweet made from hulled mung beans, known locally as lüdou suan (绿豆蒜, literally "mung bean garlic") and also written lüdou zhuan (绿豆馔).
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Xiaoliuqiu Fried Dough Twists 小琉球麻花卷
Xiaoliuqiu Fried Dough Twists (小琉球麻花卷) are a sweet snack associated with Xiaoliuqiu (小琉球). The golden twists have a sugar coating and a crisp texture, and are sold in several flavours as an island souvenir.
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Candied Fruit 蜜饯
Candied Fruit (蜜饯) appears in the local food directory for Taiwan. The Chinese introduction below explains the named food and its preparation in the linked culinary reference.
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Skewered Tofu Snack 一串心
Skewered Tofu Snack (一串心) is a Yilan (宜蘭) snack assembled on a toothpick. Fried tofu provides the base, with a meat or offal filling and coriander or basil.
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Jiaoxi Hot Spring Vegetable Dishes 礁溪温泉蔬菜料理
Jiaoxi Hot Spring Vegetable Dishes (礁溪温泉蔬菜料理) are dishes cooked from the vegetables that farmers in Jiaoxi Township (礁溪乡), Yilan County (宜兰县), grow with hot-spring water.
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Bianshi Wontons 扁食
Bianshi Wontons (扁食) refer to the thin-skinned filled dumplings called bianshi in Taiwan (臺灣) and southern Fujian (福建). Yuli (玉里), in Hualien County (花蓮縣), is one of the island's noted places for wontons.
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