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Herbal Grass Jelly (草粿) — dish photograph
Guangdong

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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AI illustration: A bowl of smooth white cooked fish balls with a few pale fishcake slices in clear broth.
Guangdong

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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Reference photo for Enping Charcoal-Baked Cake · 恩平烧饼同类菜品参考照片
Guangdong

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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