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Ningming Pressed Rice Cake 宁明沙糕
Ningming Pressed Rice Cake (宁明沙糕) is a sweet cake from Ningming County (宁明县) in Chongzuo (崇左), Guangxi, recognised as a famous Guangxi snack and made in local workshops as a Spring Festival gift.
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Longzhou Sugar Palm Starch 龙州桄榔粉
Longzhou Sugar Palm Starch (龙州桄榔粉), also called guanglang mian (桄榔面), is an edible starch taken from the pith of the sugar palm (桄榔树).
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Lingshui sour noodles 陵水酸粉
The noodles are soft and slippery, with a tangy, savory coating and crunchy or chewy accents from the toppings.
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Hainan rice noodles 海南粉
The dressed noodles are soft and lightly chewy, with salty-sour pickles and crunchy peanuts providing contrast to the moist base.
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Baoluo noodles 抱罗粉
The noodles have a fuller bite than very fine vermicelli, and the topping can combine savory, sweet and lightly sour notes.
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Hou’an noodle soup 后安粉
The bowl is savory and warming, with a delicate noodle texture and stronger bites from any offal. Pepper and herbs add fragrance.
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Gangmen seafood noodles 港门粉
Soft noodles and springy fish cake meet a savory marine broth, while the fried shrimp cake stays crisp only briefly after dipping.
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Hainan pandan cake 斑斓糕
The cake is softly chewy or tender, with a leafy pandan fragrance and coconut richness. Green color alone does not identify how the flavor was produced.
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Danzhou dressed rice noodles 儋州米烂
Expect soft noodles with savoury, sometimes slightly sweet seasoning and small crunchy or chewy toppings. The contrast depends on the garnish, so two visually similar bowls may taste noticeably different.
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Hainan herbal rice-dough sweet soup 鸡屎藤粑仔
Expect a chewy rice texture and a herbal aroma, softened by the sweet broth. Ginger adds warmth when included, while coconut milk makes the soup richer and changes the flavour substantially.
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Puffed Fried Rice-Flour Balls 煎堆
Puffed Fried Rice-Flour Balls (煎堆) are fried glutinous rice-flour snacks made across Hainan, where they are commonly called "zhendai" (珍袋); the best-known come from Jinshan (锦山) in Wenchang (文昌).
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Yacheng Sour Rice Noodles 崖城酸粉
Yacheng Sour Rice Noodles (崖城酸粉) are the sour rice-noodle dish of Yacheng (崖城) in western Sanya (三亚), Hainan.
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