Fish & seafood 河鲜海鲜

River fish, shellfish and coastal seafood dishes; names and preparation styles vary locally.

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Anhui

Charcoal-Cured Small Fish 火烘鱼

Charcoal-Cured Small Fish (火烘鱼) are small wild fish from local rivers and lakes, smoked dry over charcoal, a southern Anhui specialty that the Ningguo (宁国) city government says is best around Ningguo.

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Anhui

Lord Bao Fish 包公鱼

Lord Bao Fish (包公鱼) is the name Hefei (合肥) gives to the crucian carp of the Bao River (包河), and to the dish of that fish served in the city's Lord Bao banquet (包公宴).

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Anhui

Wuhu Yangtze Knifefish 芜湖刀鱼

Wuhu Yangtze Knifefish (芜湖刀鱼) is the tapertail anchovy (刀鲚), a Yangtze fish known locally as daoyu, "knife fish", as it is cooked in Wuhu (芜湖), Anhui.

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Anhui

Tuohu Lake Crab 沱湖螃蟹

Tuohu Lake Crab (沱湖螃蟹) is the Chinese mitten crab raised in Tuohu Lake (沱湖), which lies 3.5 kilometres northwest of the county town of Wuhe (五河) in northern Anhui. Wuhe serves it plainly: steamed, with vinegar for dipping.

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Anhui

Bengbu Maxia Street Crayfish 蚌埠蚂虾街龙虾

Bengbu Maxia Street Crayfish (蚌埠蚂虾街龙虾) is the crayfish of Maxia Street (蚂虾街) in Bengbu (蚌埠), Anhui, a lane of a hundred-odd metres on Nanshan Road (南山路) where, in 1979, a street vendor put crayfish into his braising stock.

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Anhui

Hanshan Salt-Cured Bream 含山封扁鱼

Hanshan Salt-Cured Bream (含山封扁鱼) is a whole bream (鳊鱼) from Hanshan County (含山县) in Ma'anshan (马鞍山), Anhui, cured in brine, stuffed with seasoned pork and left to dry naturally in the air.

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Anhui

River Fish Head 江鲜鱼头

River Fish Head (江鲜鱼头) is listed among the local specialties of Tongling, Anhui. The name includes 鱼头 (fish head).

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Tunxi Drunken Crab 屯溪醉蟹

Tunxi Drunken Crab (屯溪醉蟹) is a Huizhou cuisine (徽菜) dish of live crabs cured in a sealed jar of soy sauce, rice wine and spirits.

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