Soups & stews 汤羹炖煨

Sea clams in chicken broth 鸡汤汆海蚌

The liquid is clear but savory, while the clams should remain tender and gently sweet rather than rubbery. This is a restrained dish, not a heavy seafood stew.

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Fuzhou sweet peanut soup 花生汤

The nuts become soft and creamy while still holding their shape, giving a gentle earthy flavor against the sweet soup.

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Zhangzhou four-fruit dessert soup 漳州四果汤

The experience alternates between soft beans, chewy or slippery jelly and juicy fruit. Sweetness depends on the syrup, so a colourful bowl can still be very sweet even when much of it looks like fruit.

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Yongding beef doutang soup 永定牛肉兜汤

The soup combines a savoury broth with soft, smooth beef pieces. Its texture is a key part of the dish's identity.

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Quanzhou Beef Thick Soup 牛肉羹

Fine beef shreds are worked with egg white and sweet-potato starch, cooked in soup and finished with a light thickening and ginger.

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Liancheng White Duck Soup 连城白鸭汤

Liancheng duck gently cooked in its own juices and water for a clear, simply seasoned soup.

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Large Yellow Croaker Soup 大黄鱼汤

Large Yellow Croaker Soup (大黄鱼汤) is a soup of large yellow croaker as cooked in Ningde (宁德), the city on the north-east Fujian coast that China News Service calls China's 'capital of the large yellow croaker'.

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Small clay-pot soup 瓦罐煨汤

The broth is concentrated and savory, while meat or roots become tender; each filling produces a different aroma and richness.

Ruijin beef soup 瑞金牛肉汤

Tender beef and a savory liquid make the main impression, with pepper or chili adjusted to the particular version. It differs from a noodle bowl because beef and broth lead.

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Taihe black-boned chicken soup 泰和乌鸡汤

The broth is mild and savory, with tender meat and a distinctive dark appearance from the chicken. Long simmering gives a different texture from a quick poach.

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Jingdezhen Clay-Baked Chicken 景德镇泥煨鸡

Jingdezhen Clay-Baked Chicken (景德镇泥煨鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Jiangxi. The name includes 鸡 (chicken). 煨 describes gentle simmering.

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Clay-Pot Simmered Soup 瓦罐汤

Clay-Pot Simmered Soup (瓦罐汤) is a Nanchang (南昌) breakfast food, paired with dressed rice noodles. The hot, savoury soup accompanies spicy, spring-onion-scented noodles.