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Bat soup

Bats are eaten by people in parts of some asian, african, pacific rim countries and cultures, including china, vietnam, seychelles, the philippines, indonesia, palau, thailand, and guam. half the megabat (fruit bat) species are hunted for food but only eight percent of the insectivorous bat species are. in guam, mariana fruit bats (pteropus mariannus) are considered a delicacy.

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Bean noodles

Noodles made from ground rice and mung beans, used as wraps, in soup

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Beef ball

Beef ball (chinese: 牛丸; pinyin: niúwán) is a commonly cooked food in cantonese and overseas chinese communities which was originated by teochew people. as the name suggests, the ball is made of beef that has been finely pulverized, other ground meat such as pork may be the ingredients of the beef balls. they are easily distinguishable from fish balls due to their darker color. another characteristic is the tiny pieces of tendon in each ball will dissolve with prolonged cooking.

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Clam

Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. the word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the seafloor or riverbeds. clams have two shells of equal size connected by two adductor muscles and have a powerful burrowing foot. they live in both freshwater and marine environments; in salt water they prefer to burrow down into the mud and the turbidity of the water required varies with species and location; the greatest diversity of these is in north america.clams in the culinary sense do not live attached to a substrate (whereas oysters and mussels do) and do not live near the bottom (whereas scallops do). in culinary usage, clams are commonly eaten marine bivalves, as in clam digging and the resulting soup, clam chowder. many edible clams such as palourde clams are ovoid or triangular; however, razor clams have an elongated parallel-sided shell, suggesting an old-fashioned straight razor.some clams have life cycles of only one year, while at least one may be over 500 years old. all clams have two calcareous shells or valves joined near a hinge with a flexible ligament and all are filter feeders.

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Cold edamame

Soybeans tossed with soy sauce, aged vinegar, sesame oil and chili peppers

Drink

Cool shrimp

A beverage made with rice milk and red sugar, common during summer

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Crab

Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting "tail" (abdomen) (greek: βραχύς, romanized: brachys = short, οὐρά / οura = tail), usually hidden entirely under the thorax. they live in all the world's oceans, in fresh water, and on land, are generally covered with a thick exoskeleton, and have a single pair of pincers. they first appeared during the jurassic period.

Dessert, Sweet

Dongpo cake

Fried ring pastry

Main

Dongpo sweet steamed pork

Pan-fried pork belly

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Doupi

Doupi (chinese: 豆皮; pinyin: dὸupί), also called "triple delicacy doupi" (三鲜豆皮, sānxiān dòupí), is a breakfast dish from the city of wuhan in hubei province. it is often sold as a street food.

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Doupi

Doupi (chinese: 豆皮; pinyin: dὸupί), also called "triple delicacy doupi" (三鲜豆皮, sānxiān dòupí), is a breakfast dish from the city of wuhan in hubei province. it is often sold as a street food.

Breakfast

Doupi

Doupi (chinese: 豆皮; pinyin: dὸupί), also called "triple delicacy doupi" (三鲜豆皮, sānxiān dòupí), is a breakfast dish from the city of wuhan in hubei province. it is often sold as a street food.

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Dragon and phoenix

Seafood and chicken dish

Main

Duck soup

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Eel

Eels are elongated fish, ranging in length from 5 centimetres (2.0 in) to 4 metres (13 ft). adults range in weight from 30 grams to over 25 kilograms. they possess no pelvic fins, and many species also lack pectoral fins. the dorsal and anal fins are fused with the caudal or tail fin, forming a single ribbon running along much of the length of the animal. most eels live in the shallow waters of the ocean and burrow into sand, mud, or amongst rocks. a majority of eel species are nocturnal and thus are rarely seen. sometimes, they are seen living together in holes, or "eel pits". some species of eels live in deeper water on the continental shelves and over the slopes deep as 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). only members of the family anguillidae regularly inhabit fresh water, but they too return to the sea to breed.eel blood is poisonous to humans and other mammals, but both cooking and the digestive process destroy the toxic protein. the toxin derived from eel blood serum was used by charles richet in his nobel prize-winning research, in which richer discovered anaphylaxis by injecting it into dogs and observing the effect. the jewish laws of kashrut forbid the eating of eels. similarly, according to the king james version of the old testament, it is acceptable to eat fin fish, but fish like eels are an abomination and should not be eaten.japan consumes more than 70 percent of the global eel catch.

Main

Fen zheng rou

Pork is coated with rice flour, then steamed, may also use other meats such as beef, lamb

Main

Fish

Boiled, stir fried, steamed, meatballs, soups

Main

Fish cakes and fish balls

Breakfast

Fish soup made with crucian carp

Fish soup is a food made by combining fish or seafood with vegetables and stock, juice, water, or another liquid. hot soups are additionally characterized by boiling solid ingredients in liquids in a pot until the flavors are extracted, forming a broth. traditionally, soups are classified into two main groups: clear soups and thick soups. the established french classifications of clear soups are bouillon and consommé. thick soups are classified depending upon the type of thickening agent used: bisques are made from puréed shellfish or vegetables thickened with cream; cream soups may be thickened with béchamel sauce; and veloutés are thickened with eggs, butter, and cream. other ingredients commonly used to thicken soups and broths include rice, lentils, flour, and grains; many popular soups also include carrots and potatoes. fish soups are similar to fish stews, and in some cases there may not be a clear distinction between the two; however, fish soups generally have more liquid than stews.fish soups have been made since early times. some soups are served with large chunks of fish or vegetables left in the liquid, while a broth is a flavored liquid usually derived from simmering a food or vegetable for a period of time in a stock. bisques are heavy cream soups traditionally prepared with shellfish, but can be made with any type of seafood or puree of vegetables or fruits. cream soups are flavored broths thickened with a white sauce. although they may be consumed on their own, or with a meal, the canned, condensed form of cream soup is sometimes used as a quick sauce in a variety of meat and pasta convenience food dishes, such as casseroles. similar to a bisque, chowders are thick soups usually containing seafood and potatoes, milk and cream.

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Guo kui

Large pan-fried bread, may be filled with savory ingredients

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Hongshan cai tai

Red cabbage stalks, for example, stir fried with smoked pork

Main

Hongshan vegetable bolts with smoked pork

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Hot dry noodles

Hot dry noodles (simplified chinese: 热干面; traditional chinese: 熱乾麵; pinyin: règānmiàn), known in chinese as reganmian, also transliterated as dried and spicy noodles, is a traditional dish of wuhan, the capital of hubei province in central china. hot dry noodles have an 80-year history in chinese food culture; they are unique because the noodles are not in a broth like most other asian-style hot noodle dishes. they are the most significant, famous and popular breakfast food in wuhan, often sold by street carts and restaurants in residential and business areas. breakfasts such as hot dry noodles are available from about 5 am, and usually appear at wuhan's night markets as a late-night snack. these noodles can be prepared within minutes and are affordable, so they are a popular breakfast. there are hot dry noodle restaurants all over the city. typical hot dry noodle dishes contain soy sauce, sesame paste, pickled vegetables (carrots and beans), chopped garlic chives and chili oil. hot dry noodles, along with shanxi's knife-cut noodles (刀削面; 刀削麵; dāoxiāomiàn), liangguang's yifumian, sichuan's dandanmian, and northern china's zhajiangmian, are collectively referred to as the "top five noodles of china" by people's daily, and in a 2013 article titled "china's top 10 famous noodles" business insider reported that cntv rated reganmian the top chinese noodle dish. the specifics of the preparation of hot dry noodles is discussed in wuhan author chi li's novel cold or hot, it's good to live (冷也好热也好活着就好).

Breakfast

Hot dry noodles

Hot dry noodles (simplified chinese: 热干面; traditional chinese: 熱乾麵; pinyin: règānmiàn), known in chinese as reganmian, also transliterated as dried and spicy noodles, is a traditional dish of wuhan, the capital of hubei province in central china. hot dry noodles have an 80-year history in chinese food culture; they are unique because the noodles are not in a broth like most other asian-style hot noodle dishes. they are the most significant, famous and popular breakfast food in wuhan, often sold by street carts and restaurants in residential and business areas. breakfasts such as hot dry noodles are available from about 5 am, and usually appear at wuhan's night markets as a late-night snack. these noodles can be prepared within minutes and are affordable, so they are a popular breakfast. there are hot dry noodle restaurants all over the city. typical hot dry noodle dishes contain soy sauce, sesame paste, pickled vegetables (carrots and beans), chopped garlic chives and chili oil. hot dry noodles, along with shanxi's knife-cut noodles (刀削面; 刀削麵; dāoxiāomiàn), liangguang's yifumian, sichuan's dandanmian, and northern china's zhajiangmian, are collectively referred to as the "top five noodles of china" by people's daily, and in a 2013 article titled "china's top 10 famous noodles" business insider reported that cntv rated reganmian the top chinese noodle dish. the specifics of the preparation of hot dry noodles is discussed in wuhan author chi li's novel cold or hot, it's good to live (冷也好热也好活着就好).

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Huangshi cake

Small, crisp, sweet stuffed with sugar, sesame, dried tangerine and osmanthus flower

Main

Leng mian

Cold lamian noodles, shredded carrots, cucumbers, eggs and tofu, served with peanut sauce or sesame sauce

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Lotus root soup

Lotus root soup with pork ribs

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Mala xiang guo

Mala xiang guo (simplified chinese: 麻辣香锅; traditional chinese: 麻辣香鍋; pinyin: málà xiāngguō), roughly translated into english as "spicy stir-fry hot pot", is a chinese dish prepared by stir frying. strongly flavored with mala, it often contains meat and vegetables, and has a salty and spicy taste. the preparation process involves placing the required ingredients in the pot, stir frying and adding seasoning. in restaurants, customers usually choose the ingredients (meat and vegetables) by themselves before the chef prepares the dish.mala xiang guo was introduced by the burmese chinese people to myanmar, and is now a popular dish there, where it is called mala shan gaw (မာလာရှမ်းကော).

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Mianwo

Mianwo is a deep-fried, donut-shaped snack from wuhan in hubei province in central china. it is made from soy milk, rice milk, flour, sesame, and chopped chinese scallion. mianwo usually has a salty taste, but a sweeter variant may be made with diced sweet potato. the origin of mianwo is uncertain, but tradition dates it back to the guangxu era of the qing dynasty (1875–1909). a local sesame cake maker, chang ziren, supposedly created the first mianwo while experimenting with novel seed cake varieties in hankou.

Breakfast

Mianwo

Mianwo is a deep-fried, donut-shaped snack from wuhan in hubei province in central china. it is made from soy milk, rice milk, flour, sesame, and chopped chinese scallion. mianwo usually has a salty taste, but a sweeter variant may be made with diced sweet potato. the origin of mianwo is uncertain, but tradition dates it back to the guangxu era of the qing dynasty (1875–1909). a local sesame cake maker, chang ziren, supposedly created the first mianwo while experimenting with novel seed cake varieties in hankou.

Main

Pearl meatballs

Steamed meatballs rolled in glutinous rice, made with pork, fish

Main

Pianpiya

Hubei duck

Main

Pork bone soup

Pork rib soup

Main

Salamander

Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. all ten extant salamander families are grouped together under the order urodela. salamander diversity is highest in eastern north america and most species are found in the holarctic realm, with some species present in the neotropical realm. salamanders rarely have more than four toes on their front legs and five on their rear legs, but some species have fewer digits and others lack hind limbs. their permeable skin usually makes them reliant on habitats in or near water or other cool, damp places. some salamander species are fully aquatic throughout their lives, some take to the water intermittently, and others are entirely terrestrial as adults are capable of regenerating lost limbs as well as other damaged parts of their bodies. researchers hope to reverse engineer the remarkable regenerative processes for potential human medical applications, such as brain and spinal cord injury treatment or preventing harmful scarring during heart surgery recovery.members of the family salamandridae are mostly known as newts and lack the costal grooves along the sides of their bodies typical of other groups. the skin of some species contains the powerful poison tetrodotoxin; these salamanders tend to be slow-moving and have bright warning coloration to advertise their toxicity. salamanders typically lay eggs in water and have aquatic larvae, but great variation occurs in their lifecycles. some species in harsh environments reproduce while still in the larval state.

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Sautéed preserved pork with artemisia selengensis turcz

Pork, artemisia selengensis and chilies

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Sautéed three slivers

Shredded pork, chicken and pig stomach

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Shrimp

Shrimp are crustaceans with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly caridea and dendrobranchiata of the decapod order, although some crustaceans outside of this order are referred to as "shrimp". more narrow definitions may be restricted to caridea, to smaller species of either group or to only the marine species. under a broader definition, shrimp may be synonymous with prawn, covering stalk-eyed swimming crustaceans with long, narrow muscular tails (abdomens), long whiskers (antennae), and slender legs. any small crustacean which resembles a shrimp tends to be called one. they swim forward by paddling with swimmerets on the underside of their abdomens, although their escape response is typically repeated flicks with the tail driving them backwards very quickly. crabs and lobsters have strong walking legs, whereas shrimp have thin, fragile legs which they use primarily for perching.shrimp are widespread and abundant. there are thousands of species adapted to a wide range of habitats. they can be found feeding near the seafloor on most coasts and estuaries, as well as in rivers and lakes. to escape predators, some species flip off the seafloor and dive into the sediment. they usually live from one to seven years. shrimp are often solitary, though they can form large schools during the spawning season.they play important roles in the food chain and are an important food source for larger animals ranging from fish to whales. the muscular tails of many shrimp are edible to humans, and they are widely caught and farmed for human consumption. commercial shrimp species support an industry worth 50 billion dollars a year, and in 2010 the total commercial production of shrimp was nearly 7 million tonnes. shrimp farming became more prevalent during the 1980s, particularly in china, and by 2007 the harvest from shrimp farms exceeded the capture of wild shrimp. there are significant issues with excessive bycatch when shrimp are captured in the wild, and with pollution damage done to estuaries when they are used to support shrimp farming. many shrimp species are small as the term shrimp suggests, about 2 cm (0.79 in) long, but some shrimp exceed 25 cm (9.8 in). larger shrimp are more likely to be targeted commercially and are often referred to as prawns, particularly in britain.

Breakfast

Shumai

Shumai (simplified chinese: 烧卖; traditional chinese: 燒賣; pinyin: shāomài; cantonese yale: sīu-máai; pe̍h-ōe-jī: sio-māi) is a type of traditional chinese dumpling. in cantonese cuisine, it is usually served as a dim sum snack. in addition to accompanying the chinese diaspora, a variation of shao mai also appears in japan as (焼売, shūmai) and various southeast asian countries.

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Shumai

Shumai (simplified chinese: 烧卖; traditional chinese: 燒賣; pinyin: shāomài; cantonese yale: sīu-máai; pe̍h-ōe-jī: sio-māi) is a type of traditional chinese dumpling. in cantonese cuisine, it is usually served as a dim sum snack. in addition to accompanying the chinese diaspora, a variation of shao mai also appears in japan as (焼売, shūmai) and various southeast asian countries.

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Songzi honey pomelos

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Spicy duck necks

Pot-stewed spicy duck necks, serve with beer

Dessert, Sweet

Steamed bingliang cake

Steamed rice cake, made with rice, sugar and rice wine, serve cold

Main

Stewed turtle

Turtle and pork stew

Main

Sticky rice steamed pork ribs

Steamed pork ribs coated with rice powder

Main

Tangbao

Tangbao or soup buns are a large, soup-filled type of steamed buns (baozi) in chinese cuisine. they are also sometimes known as guantang bao or soup-filled buns. various varieties are found, with some name variations in various parts of the country. all of these buns are made by wrapping a gelatinous filling in dough, which is then steamed to melt the filling into soup.

Main

Three steamed dishes

Three separate dishes of steamed fish, pork, and meatballs or shrimp balls

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Tofu skin roll

Tofu skin roll or tofu roll is a dim sum dish. it can be found in hong kong and among overseas chinese restaurants. it is usually served in a small plate in twos or threes. in all cases, the outer layer is made of tofu skin.

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Tofu with century eggs

Chilled salad made with preserved duck eggs and steamed tofu

Main

Turtle

Turtles are an order of reptiles known as testudines, characterized by a shell developed mainly from their ribs. modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the side-necked turtles and hidden neck turtles, which differ in the way the head retracts. there are 360 living and recently extinct species of turtles, including land-dwelling tortoises and freshwater terrapins. they are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of sea turtles, much of the ocean. like other reptiles, birds, and mammals, they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. genetic evidence typically places them in close relation to crocodilians and birds. turtle shells are made mostly of bone; the upper part is the domed carapace, while the underside is the flatter plastron or belly-plate. its outer surface is covered in scales made of keratin, the material of hair, horns, and claws. the carapace bones develop from ribs that grow sideways and develop into broad flat plates that join up to cover the body. turtles are ectotherms or "cold-blooded", meaning that their internal temperature varies with their direct environment. they are generally opportunistic omnivores and mainly feed on plants and animals with limited movements. many turtles migrate short distances seasonally. sea turtles are the only reptiles that migrate long distances to lay their eggs on a favored beach. turtles have appeared in myths and folktales around the world. some terrestrial and freshwater species are widely kept as pets. turtles have been hunted for their meat, for use in traditional medicine, and for their shells. sea turtles are often killed accidentally as bycatch in fishing nets. turtle habitats around the world are being destroyed. as a result of these pressures, many species are threatened with extinction.

Main

Wangji chicken soup

Main

Wuchang fish

Steamed wuchang fish, for example, tuantoufang, a blunt-snout bream

Main

Xiangyang beef noodles

Spicy noodles with beef, soy sauce, sugar, chili peppers, herbs and spices

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Xiaogan candied sesame chips

Sesame candy chips, made with white or black sesame seeds

Drink

Xiaogan rice beverage

Beverage made with glutinous rice and yeast