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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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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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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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Brown Sugar Cake 黑糖糕
Brown Sugar Cake (黑糖糕) is a Penghu (澎湖) sweet associated with the islands’ rice-based fa gao (發糕) cakes and their use as ritual offerings.
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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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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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Fujian-Style Baked Pastry 闽式烧饼
Minshi Shaobing (闽式烧饼) is a baked pastry found on Shamai Old Street (沙美老街) in Kinmen (金门).
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Rice Wine Vermicelli Soup 老酒面线
Rice Wine Vermicelli Soup (老酒面线) is a bowl of thin wheat noodles finished with Matsu (马祖) lao jiu (老酒), the local aged wine.
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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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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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Qianwei leaf-wrapped rice parcels 犍为叶儿粑
The white wrapper is smooth and sticky, contrasting with a dense sweet filling or juicy savory center.
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Leshan beef stuffed flatbread 牛肉咔饼
Tender savory beef contrasts with the bread's firmer outer surface, while herbs add freshness. The seasoning can be spicy.
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