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Xishui Tofu Skin 习水豆腐皮
Xishui Tofu Skin (习水豆腐皮) is the tofu skin made in Xishui County (习水县), Zunyi (遵义), Guizhou, from locally grown soybeans.
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Bijie Stinky Tofu 毕节臭豆腐
Bijie Stinky Tofu (毕节臭豆腐) is fermented bean curd from Bijie (毕节), Guizhou. The version the Bijie city government presents among its local products is the dried stinky tofu (臭豆腐干) of Dafang County (大方县), which it calls the best known of Dafang's many kinds of tofu.
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Jianshui grilled tofu 建水烧豆腐
The surface is lightly chewy and toasted, giving way to a warm, airy center that absorbs dipping sauce readily.
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Termite Mushrooms in Clear Oil 白油鸡枞
Termite Mushrooms in Clear Oil (白油鸡枞) is listed among the local specialties of Yunnan. The name includes 鸡枞 (a mushroom name, rather than chicken).
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Grilled Tofu 烧豆腐
Grilled Tofu (烧豆腐) is a night-market snack of Kunming (昆明): fermented tofu from Shiping (石屏) in southern Yunnan, grilled over charcoal and eaten with seasonings.
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Shidian Bean Sheets 施甸豆片
Shidian Bean Sheets (施甸豆片) is listed among the local specialties of Baoshan, Yunnan. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Fish with Sour Bamboo Shoots 酸笋鱼
Fish with Sour Bamboo Shoots (酸笋鱼) has a documented local form in Simao District (思茅区), Pu’er (普洱), where sour-shoot huiyu (酸笋烩鱼) is eaten for its sharp, spicy and fresh flavour.
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Shiping Tofu 石屏豆腐
Shiping Tofu (石屏豆腐) is made using well water from Shiping’s old town in Honghe Prefecture (红河州). The local distinction is the use of sweet well water to soak soybeans and locally named sour well water to coagulate the soy milk.
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Qian County Tofu Pudding 乾县豆腐脑
Qian County Tofu Pudding (乾县豆腐脑) is a white, soft bean curd served with salt, vinegar, garlic juice and chilli in Qian County (乾县). Vendors scoop it from earthenware jars with a small copper spatula, then season each bowl.
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Linwei Tofu Curds with Flatbread 临渭豆腐泡
Linwei Tofu Curds with Flatbread (临渭豆腐泡) is the doufu pao of Weinan (渭南), Shaanxi: soft tofu curds eaten with pieces of flatbread, dressed with salt water, chilli oil and toona shoots.
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Ganquan Dried Tofu 甘泉豆腐干
Ganquan Dried Tofu (甘泉豆腐干) is made in Ganquan (甘泉) from tofu that is sliced, seasoned, gently cooked and dried. It has a dark green colour, an oily richness and a firm, aromatic chew with lingering sweetness.
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Vegetable Tofu 菜豆腐
Vegetable Tofu (菜豆腐) is a dish of tender soybean curd cooked with rice porridge and greens, a local food of Xixiang (西乡). Its curd can be set with sour vegetable liquid or gypsum water.
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