Soups & stews 汤羹炖煨

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Mutton Soup (羊肉汤) — dish photograph
Xinjiang

Mutton Soup 羊肉汤

Mutton Soup (羊肉汤) is listed among the local specialties of Hami, Xinjiang. The name includes 羊肉 (lamb or mutton). The term 汤 points to soup.

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AI illustration: A simple platter of chopped cooked small-poultry or rabbit-sized meat pieces.
Xinjiang

Pigeon Soup 鸽子汤

Pigeon Soup (鸽子汤) is a Uyghur dish that Kashgar (喀什) serves as a small set meal: a bowl of clear broth, a whole pigeon on a plate with chickpeas, and naan or noodles on the side.

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A bowl of dark snake soup topped with crispy wonton strips.
Hong Kong

Thick Snake Soup 蛇羹

Thick Snake Soup (蛇羹) is a Cantonese thickened soup built on the shredded meat of at least two kinds of snake, eaten in Hong Kong both as a delicacy and as a warming tonic.

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AI illustration: A stylized welcoming Chinese dining table seen slightly from above.
Macau

Clay Pot Shark Fin in Chicken Broth 瓦罐浓汤鸡煲翅

Clay Pot Shark Fin in Chicken Broth (瓦罐浓汤鸡煲翅) is shark fin served in a thick broth made from a whole chicken; the name refers to an earthenware pot (瓦罐), and Macau restaurants list it as chicken-pot shark fin (鸡煲翅).

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