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Steamed Pork with Rice Flour 粉蒸肉
Steamed Pork with Rice Flour (粉蒸肉) is pork belly coated in seasoned ground rice and steamed until tender.
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Huize Pea Porridge 会泽稀豆粉
Huize Pea Porridge (会泽稀豆粉) is a thick breakfast dish eaten with fried dough sticks and savoury seasonings. A Qujing Daily feature follows its preparation at a family shop on Dongzhi Street (东直街) in Huize (会泽).
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Luliang Mayi Fried Dough Twists 陆良麻依馓子
Luliang Mayi Fried Dough Twists (陆良麻依馓子) are hollow fried dough pieces filled with syrup and coated with sesame. The Luliang (陆良) preparation is described by Qujing Daily as golden, sweet, flaky and crisp when freshly made.
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Tonghai Chilled Glutinous Rice Cake 通海凉糕
Tonghai Chilled Glutinous Rice Cake (通海凉糕) is a sweet snack from Tonghai (通海) in Yuxi (玉溪), Yunnan (云南).
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Tengchong Rice Cake Noodles 腾冲饵丝
Tengchong Rice Cake Noodles (腾冲饵丝) begin with rice that is washed, soaked, steamed, pressed, cut and dried.
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Fried Cake with Pea Porridge 油糕稀豆粉
Fried Cake with Pea Porridge (油糕稀豆粉) pairs a golden fried rice-and-potato cake with a hot pea-flour preparation in Zhaotong (昭通).
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Yanjin Starch Noodles 盐津水粉
Yanjin Starch Noodles (盐津水粉) are handmade sweet-potato starch noodles served with broth and a sharp, spicy mixture of seasonings.
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Zhaotong Cold Starch Jelly 昭通凉粉
Zhaotong Cold Starch Jelly (昭通凉粉) is the set starch jelly of Zhaotong (昭通) in Yunnan, most of it made from peas and finished with chilli.
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Jingdong Fire-Roasted Pork 景东火烧猪
Jingdong Fire-Roasted Pork (景东火烧猪) is a signature dish of the Yi (彝族) people of Jingdong County (景东县) in Pu'er (普洱), Yunnan.
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Ning'er Triangle Flatbread 宁洱三尖角粑粑
Ning'er Triangle Flatbread (宁洱三尖角粑粑) is listed among the local specialties of Pu'er, Yunnan. It is grouped here with street food & snacks; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Fengqing Rice Crust Rolls 凤庆粑粑卷
Fengqing Rice Crust Rolls (凤庆粑粑卷) combine a guoba (锅巴) rice-crust wrapper, erkuai (饵块) rice cake and xidoufen (稀豆粉), a bean-flour porridge. They are a breakfast snack from Fengqing (凤庆).
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Yongde Pea Starch Jelly 永德豌豆粉
Yongde Pea Starch Jelly (永德豌豆粉) is a chilled pea-flour snack from Yongde (永德), cut into strips or blocks and dressed with sour, spicy seasonings.
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