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AI illustration: A rustic ceramic bowl of bone-in chicken pieces in golden-brown broth with mushrooms and a few ginger slices.
Hainan

Baisha Green Tea Stewed Chicken 白沙绿茶炖鸡

Baisha Green Tea Stewed Chicken (白沙绿茶炖鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Baisha Li Autonomous County, Hainan. The name includes 鸡 (chicken). The term 茶 points to tea or a locally named drink.

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AI illustration: A rustic ceramic bowl of bone-in chicken pieces in golden-brown broth with mushrooms and a few ginger slices.
Hainan

Chicken Stewed with Partridge Tea 鹧鸪茶炖鸡

Chicken Stewed with Partridge Tea (鹧鸪茶炖鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County, Hainan. The name includes 鸡 (chicken). The term 茶 points to tea or a locally named drink.

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Chongqing

Rongchang Mutton Soup 荣昌羊肉汤

Rongchang Mutton Soup (荣昌羊肉汤) is a milky-white mutton soup from Rongchang (荣昌), Chongqing, which the district entered on its first list of district-level intangible cultural heritage items in 2008.

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Chongqing

Panlong Mutton Soup 盘龙羊肉汤

Panlong Mutton Soup (盘龙羊肉汤) is the mutton soup of Panlong (盘龙) in Rongchang District (荣昌区), Chongqing. The district government describes a milky-white broth with a rich aroma and tender meat that carries no gamy or fishy smell.

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Chongqing

Shizhu Water Shield Soup 石柱莼菜汤

Shizhu Water Shield Soup (石柱莼菜汤) is a broth of water shield (莼菜), a perennial plant of the water-lily group grown on the Huangshui (黄水) plateau of Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County (石柱土家族自治县) in Chongqing.

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AI illustration: A ceramic bowl of light savory soup with small pale cooked morsels.
Chongqing

Miao Sour Soup 苗家酸汤

Miao Sour Soup (苗家酸汤) is listed among the local specialties of Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Chongqing. The term 汤 points to soup.

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AI illustration: A cup and a small bowl of warm pale beige milk tea.
Chongqing

Youyang Oil Tea Soup 酉阳油茶汤

Youyang Oil Tea Soup (酉阳油茶汤) is a savoury tea soup from Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County (酉阳土家族苗族自治县) in Chongqing, made by frying tea in lard and simmering it with spring water.

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