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Dayao Pepper-Salt Flatbread 大姚椒盐饼
Dayao Pepper-Salt Flatbread (大姚椒盐饼) is a round, flaky baked flatbread seasoned with ground Sichuan pepper, made in Shiyang (石羊), an old salt town in the northwest of Dayao County (大姚县), Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture (楚雄彝族自治州).
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Buckwheat Cakes 荞粑粑
Buckwheat Cakes (荞粑粑) are part of Yi (彝族) food traditions in Chuxiong Prefecture (楚雄州).
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Hekou Rolled Rice Noodles 河口小卷粉
Hekou Rolled Rice Noodles (河口小卷粉) are a rice-sheet snack of Hekou Yao Autonomous County (河口瑶族自治县) in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (红河哈尼族彝族自治州), a Yunnan county that faces Lao Cai (老街) in Vietnam across a river.
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Kaiyuan Rolled Rice Noodles 开远小卷粉
Kaiyuan Rolled Rice Noodles (开远小卷粉) are soft, pliable rolls made by quickly steaming a mixture of rice batter. The sheets wrap savoury fillings and are eaten with a separately mixed dipping sauce.
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Yanshan Pepper-Salt Flatbread 砚山椒盐饼
Yanshan Pepper-Salt Flatbread (砚山椒盐饼) is listed among the local specialties of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. The term 饼 points to cakes or flatbreads. 椒盐 describes pepper-and-salt seasoning.
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Weishan Braised Pork Rice Noodles 巍山耙肉饵丝
Weishan Braised Pork Rice Noodles (巍山耙肉饵丝) combine soft rice strips with slow-cooked pork and a thick, pale broth. They are associated with morning meals in Weishan (巍山), Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (大理白族自治州), Yunnan.
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Yangbi Rolled Rice Noodles 漾濞卷粉
Yangbi Rolled Rice Noodles (漾濞卷粉) are thin rice sheets wrapped around sauces and vegetables in Yangbi (漾濞). Walnut sauce gives the local snack its particularly rich flavour, although peanut sauce is also used.
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Jianchuan Goat Milk Cheese 剑川羊乳饼
Jianchuan Goat Milk Cheese (剑川羊乳饼) is a pressed cheese made from goat's milk from Jianchuan County (剑川县) in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (大理白族自治州), Yunnan.
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Burmese Tossed Flatbread 缅甸甩粑粑
Burmese Tossed Flatbread (缅甸甩粑粑) is one of the Burmese snacks sold in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture (德宏傣族景颇族自治州), Yunnan.
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Yingjiang Dai Fire-Roasted Pig 火烧乳猪
Yingjiang Dai Fire-Roasted Pig (火烧乳猪) is a whole pig roasted over an open fire, a traditional dish of the Dai (傣族) people of Yingjiang County (盈江县) in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture (德宏傣族景颇族自治州), Yunnan.
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Pea Flour Porridge 稀豆粉
Pea Flour Porridge (稀豆粉) is a thick, pale yellow purée of peas that people in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture (德宏傣族景颇族自治州) in Yunnan eat hot for breakfast, ladled over rice noodles.
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Stone Slab Flatbread 石板粑粑
Stone Slab Flatbread (石板粑粑) is a flatbread baked on a stone griddle, an old traditional food of the Derung (独龙族) and Nu (怒族) peoples of Nujiang (怒江) in Yunnan.
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