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Drunken Crab 醉蟹
Drunken Crab (醉蟹) is crab steeped in yellow wine, one of the wine-cured dishes of Shaoxing (绍兴) in Zhejiang.
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Fish Slices in Wine-Lees Sauce 糟溜鱼片
Fish Slices in Wine-Lees Sauce (糟溜鱼片) is listed among the local specialties of Shaoxing, Zhejiang. The name includes 鱼 (fish).
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Braised Fish Heads 鱼头
Braised Fish Heads (鱼头) in Quzhou (衢州) are the fish member of the city's signature food set, the "three heads and one foot" (三头一掌): duck heads, rabbit heads and fish heads, plus duck feet.
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Brined Raw Crab with Red Roe 红膏呛蟹
Brined Raw Crab with Red Roe (红膏呛蟹) is a raw salt-cured swimming-crab dish associated with Zhoushan (舟山).
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Xiazhi Fish Balls 虾峙鱼丸
Xiazhi Fish Balls (虾峙鱼丸) is listed among the local specialties of Zhoushan, Zhejiang. The name includes 虾 (shrimp or prawns), 鱼 (fish).
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Shengsi Mussels 嵊泗贻贝
Shengsi Mussels (嵊泗贻贝) are a local seafood product of Shengsi (嵊泗), including the farming waters around Gouqi Township (枸杞乡).
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Salt-Baked Razor Clams 盐焗蛏子
Salt-Baked Razor Clams (盐焗蛏子) is listed among the local specialties of Zhoushan, Zhejiang. The name includes 蛏 (razor clams). 盐焗 describes salt-baking.
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Maixia Wheat Dough Soup 麦虾
Maixia Wheat Dough Soup (麦虾) is a local snack of Linhai (临海) in Taizhou (台州), made by cutting strips of flour batter directly into boiling broth.
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Linhai Puffed Shrimp Fritters 临海泡虾
Linhai Puffed Shrimp Fritters (临海泡虾) are a deep-fried snack of shrimp and pork filling in batter from Linhai (临海) in Taizhou (台州), Zhejiang. 'Paoxia' is the Taizhou dialect name; the written Chinese name is yougu (油鼓).
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Sanmen Mud Crab 三门青蟹
Sanmen Mud Crab (三门青蟹) is a seafood speciality of Sanmen (三门), Taizhou (台州). A provincial food feature describes its blue-green carapace, serrated front edges and large claws, while the county gazetteer records several local ways of cooking it.
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Suichang Jiaotan Fish Head 遂昌焦滩鱼头
Suichang Jiaotan Fish Head (遂昌焦滩鱼头) is a fish-head dish associated with Jiaotan (焦滩) beside the Wuxi River (乌溪江) in Suichang (遂昌), Lishui (丽水).
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Longquan Anren Fish Head Stew 龙泉安仁鱼头
Longquan Anren Fish Head Stew (龙泉安仁鱼头) is a speciality of Anren (安仁) in Longquan (龙泉). The town stands beside Xiangong Lake (仙宫湖), and Lishui Daily (丽水日报) describes bighead carp as the main fish used for the dish.
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