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Rice Sheets in Rice Gravy 粿汁
Rice Sheets in Rice Gravy (粿汁) is a traditional dish of the Chaoshan (潮汕) region, sold in guozhi shops large and small in central Shantou (汕头).
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Herbal Grass Jelly 草粿
Herbal Grass Jelly (草粿) is the Chaoshan (潮汕) name for grass jelly, a black jelly set from a boiled herb and eaten in summer across the Chaoshan area of Guangdong, the Teochew-speaking region that includes Shantou (汕头).
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Lunjiao Fermented Rice Cake 伦教糕
Lunjiao Fermented Rice Cake (伦教糕) is a steamed cake of fermented rice batter and sugar named after Lunjiao (伦教, historically written 伦滘) in Shunde (顺德), a district of Foshan (佛山).
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Chencun Rice Noodle Sheets 陈村粉
Chencun Rice Noodle Sheets (陈村粉) are very thin steamed sheets of rice noodle from Chencun town (陈村镇) in Shunde District (顺德区), Foshan (佛山).
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Jiujiang Fried Glutinous Rice Cakes 九江煎堆
Jiujiang Fried Glutinous Rice Cakes (九江煎堆) are the jiandui of Jiujiang town (九江镇) in Nanhai District (南海区), Foshan (佛山): a fried glutinous-rice shell coated in white sesame around a sweet filling of popped grain, peanuts and sugar.
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Gaoming Pressed Rice Noodles 高明濑粉
Gaoming Pressed Rice Noodles (高明濑粉) are long, soft rice noodles from Gaoming District (高明区) of Foshan (佛山), Guangdong, served in a slow-simmered broth.
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Salted Buffalo Milk Slices 牛乳饼
Salted Buffalo Milk Slices (牛乳饼) are thin, snow-white rounds of curdled water-buffalo milk from Shunde (顺德) in Foshan (佛山).
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Enping Pressed Rice Noodles 恩平濑粉
Enping Pressed Rice Noodles (恩平濑粉) are round-ended rice noodles made by squeezing rice batter through holes straight into boiling water, a speciality of Enping (恩平) in Jiangmen (江门), Guangdong.
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Hetang Fried Fish Cakes 荷塘鱼饼
Hetang Fried Fish Cakes (荷塘鱼饼) are thin cakes of minced mud carp (鲮鱼) fried slowly until golden, made in Hetang (荷塘), a town in Pengjiang District (蓬江区) of Jiangmen (江门), Guangdong.
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Enping Charcoal-Baked Cake 恩平烧饼
Enping Charcoal-Baked Cake (恩平烧饼) is a baked cake made mainly of glutinous rice in Enping (恩平), Jiangmen (江门), Guangdong. Locals call it Enping shao (恩平烧) to tell it apart from baked cakes made elsewhere.
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Gaozhou Bean Sprout Rice Rolls 高州豆芽粉
Gaozhou Bean Sprout Rice Rolls (高州豆芽粉) are sheets of steamed rice batter rolled around mung bean sprouts, cut into lengths and dressed with oil and sauce, a street food of Gaozhou (高州) in Maoming (茂名), Guangdong.
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Xinyi Shiguanzui Rice Noodle Sheets 信宜食惯嘴粉皮
Xinyi Shiguanzui Rice Noodle Sheets (信宜食惯嘴粉皮) are thin steamed rice sheets, cut into strips and tossed with seasoning, from Xinyi (信宜) in Maoming (茂名), Guangdong.
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