Street food & snacks 街头小吃

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AI illustration: A white bowl of smooth white glutinous rice balls in clear sweet soup.
Anhui

Kudzu Starch Balls 葛粉圆子

Kudzu Starch Balls (葛粉圆子) are a snack of the Huizhou (徽州) mountain area of southern Anhui, made from the starch of kudzu root.

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AI illustration: A plate with a few round golden baked or griddled flatbreads.
Anhui

Tianchang Ganlu Cake 天长甘露饼

Tianchang Ganlu Cake (天长甘露饼) is a flower-shaped, sugar-dusted fried pastry from Tianchang (天长), Chuzhou, Anhui. Its making is one of the city's three provincial intangible cultural heritage items.

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Fuyang Rolled Flatbread (阜阳卷馍) — dish photograph
Anhui

Fuyang Rolled Flatbread 阜阳卷馍

Fuyang Rolled Flatbread (阜阳卷馍) is a snack from Fuyang (阜阳) in north-western Anhui: several thin, soft round wrappers are stacked and rolled around bean sprouts and wheat gluten (面筋) lifted straight out of a simmering pot.

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AI illustration: A small bamboo tray of soft pale white and green rice-dough cakes on leaves.
Anhui

Mugwort Cakes 蒿子粑粑

Mugwort Cakes (蒿子粑粑) are a spring snack of Lu'an (六安) in western Anhui: the juice of young wild mugwort is worked into rice flour with diced cured pork, and the cakes are toasted against the side of an iron wok until they are golden.

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AI illustration: A wooden tray of pale steamed glutinous rice cakes cut into tidy soft blocks.
Anhui

Ningguo Stuffed Griddle Cakes 宁国粑粑

Ningguo Stuffed Griddle Cakes (宁国粑粑) are thin-skinned, heavily filled flatbreads fried in a wide pan, a breakfast-stall staple of Ningguo (宁国) in Xuancheng (宣城), Anhui, and promoted by the city as one of its signature dishes.

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