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AI illustration: A ceramic plate of small golden fried dough pastries with visible airy crisp texture.
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Deep-Fried Set Broth Cubes 糕渣

Deep-Fried Set Broth Cubes (糕渣) are a fried snack from Yilan (宜蘭), made by cooking a pork-and-shrimp paste into chicken broth, cooling the mixture until it sets, and frying the cut pieces.

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AI illustration: A plate of small golden Chinese flaky pastries and a round stamped mooncake.
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Yilan Ox-Tongue Pastry 宜兰牛舌饼

Yilan Ox-Tongue Pastry (宜兰牛舌饼) is a thin baked pastry from Yilan (宜兰), made with flour, sugar and honey. Its elongated oval resembles an ox tongue. Chinese Wikipedia suggests that this shape explains the name.

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AI illustration: A plate with a few round golden baked or griddled flatbreads.
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Bomb Scallion Pancake 炸弹葱油饼

Bomb Scallion Pancake (炸弹葱油饼) is listed among the local specialties of Hualien County, Taiwan. The term 饼 points to cakes or flatbreads. 炸 describes frying.

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AI illustration: A deep bowl of fine wheat noodles in clear savory broth.
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Baby Squid Vermicelli 小管面线

Baby Squid Vermicelli (小管面线) is listed among the local specialties of Penghu County, Taiwan. The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.

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AI illustration: A wooden tray of pale steamed glutinous rice cakes cut into tidy soft blocks.
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Winter Melon Cake 冬瓜糕

Winter Melon Cake (冬瓜糕) is a flaky pastry filled with cooked-down winter melon, a speciality of the Penghu (澎湖) islands. Its shape resembles a sun cake (太阳饼), but it is thicker.

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Jiguang Wheat Cake 继光饼

Jiguang Wheat Cake (继光饼) is a round, pierced wheat cake from Matsu (馬祖). The Nangan (南竿) township account describes both salted, sesame-topped cakes and a sweet version without sesame.

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AI illustration: A plain bowl and plate of soft pale folded dumplings with thin dough skins and visible pleats.
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Sweet Potato Dumplings 地瓜饺

Sweet Potato Dumplings (地瓜饺) are small dumplings with a sweet potato wrapper from the Matsu (馬祖) islands, which form Lienchiang County (連江縣). They are also called golden dumplings (黃金餃).

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