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Jiangsu

Fengxian Mutton Soup 丰县羊肉汤

Fengxian Mutton Soup (丰县羊肉汤) is listed among the local specialties of Xuzhou, Jiangsu. The name includes 羊肉 (lamb or mutton). The term 汤 points to soup.

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Jiangsu

Ba Fish Liver Soup 鲃肺汤

Ba Fish Liver Soup (鲃肺汤) is a traditional dish of Suzhou-style cooking (苏帮菜), made from the liver and the tender flank meat of the Taihu ba fish (太湖鲃鱼), which is also called the bubble fish (泡泡鱼).

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Jiangsu

Shaguang Fish Soup 沙光鱼汤

Shaguang Fish Soup (沙光鱼汤) is a milky-white fish soup from Lianyungang (连云港), Jiangsu, made with the shaguang fish (沙光鱼), a large goby that the Lianyungang city government lists as a local specialty.

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Jiangsu

Matou Goat Soup 码头羊肉汤

Matou Goat Soup (码头羊肉汤) is a red-broth goat dish from Matou (马头镇) in Huai’an (淮安), historically written Matou (码头镇). Meat and soup each fill roughly half the bowl, which explains its alternative name, tang yangrou (汤羊肉).

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