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| caption      = Anhui regional food
| caption      = Stinky mandarin fish, one of Anhui's best-known regional dishes
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| capital      = Hefei
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| cuisine      = Hui cuisine (徽菜)
| cuisine      = [[Anhui Cuisine|Hui cuisine (徽菜)]]
| dishes        = [[Stinky Mandarin Fish]], Huainan soup
| last_verified = 2026-09-26
| dishes        = [[Stinky Mandarin Fish]], [[Huainan Beef Soup]], [[Sanhe Rice Dumplings]], [[Taihe Banmian]]
| snacks        = [[Wuhu Xiaolong Soup Buns]], [[Huangshan Shaobing]], [[Fuyang Gela Tiao]]
| ingredients  = [[Anhui Condiments|Hu Yumei Chili Sauce]], [[Bagongshan Tofu]], [[Tongling White Ginger]]
| drinks        = [[Anhui Tea and Drinks|Huangshan Maofeng]], [[Qimen Black Tea]], [[Lu'an Guapian]]
| alcohol      = [[Anhui Alcohol|Gujing Gongjiu]], [[Kouzi Liquor]], [[Yingjia Gongjiu]]
| heritage      = Hui cuisine cooking techniques (national intangible cultural heritage, 2021)<ref name="ich-hui" />
| heritage      = Hui cuisine cooking techniques (national intangible cultural heritage, 2021)<ref name="ich-hui" />
| subdivisions  = Hefei, Wuhu, Bengbu, Huainan, Ma'anshan, Huaibei, Tongling, Anqing, Huangshan, Chuzhou, Fuyang, Suzhou, Lu'an, Bozhou, Chizhou, Xuancheng
| related      = [[Henan Food]], [[Hubei Food]], [[Jiangsu Food]], [[Jiangxi Food]], [[Zhejiang Food]]
| related      = [[Henan Food]], [[Hubei Food]], [[Jiangsu Food]], [[Jiangxi Food]], [[Zhejiang Food]]
| last_verified = 2026-09-25
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'''Anhui Food''' spans the cooking of the Huai River plain, the Yangtze corridor, the Dabie Mountains and historic Huizhou. A breakfast of wheat noodles in northern Anhui, tofu and beef soup around Huainan, and fermented fish or baked pastries in the south show how much this one province contains.<ref name="ah-four-regions">[https://www.ctnews.com.cn/zt/content/2022-04/15/content_122353.html “A Taste of Anhui” food map], China Tourism News, reporting on the Anhui provincial culture and tourism food program.</ref>
'''Anhui Food''' is the umbrella for the province's many regional food traditions. It includes Hui cuisine, city dishes from the Huai River plain and Yangtze corridor, street snacks, noodles, tea, baijiu, condiments and local food products. Hui cuisine is an important part of Anhui food, but it does not describe every food eaten across Anhui.<ref name="ah-four-regions" /><ref name="ah-200-food" />


Hui cuisine (徽菜) is Anhui's best-known named culinary tradition, and is commonly counted among China's Eight Great Cuisines.<ref name="mct-eight">[https://www.huangshan.gov.cn/zwgk/public/6615714/11339683.html Third China (Huangshan) Hui Cuisine Food Carnival and Industry Development Conference], Huangshan Municipal Government.</ref> It developed in historic Huizhou, whose six counties now lie across southern Anhui and Wuyuan in Jiangxi. ''Anhui food'' therefore includes Hui cuisine without treating every food in the province as a Huizhou dish.<ref name="ich-hui">[https://www.ihchina.cn/project_details/23584.html Hui Cuisine Cooking Techniques], China Intangible Cultural Heritage Digital Museum.</ref>
Hui cuisine (徽菜), also called Huizhou cuisine, has its historical home in southern Anhui's old Huizhou region. Read its history, cooking methods and signature dishes in the separate [[Anhui Cuisine|Anhui Cuisine (Hui Cuisine)]] article. This page is the province-wide guide: it groups the food by place and by topic so readers can follow the parts that interest them.<ref name="ich-hui" />


== Introduction ==
{{Food hub cards
 
|link1=Anhui Cuisine|label1=Anhui Cuisine|desc1=Hui cuisine, its methods and classic dishes
Anhui lies between northern wheat-growing areas and the wetter river valleys and mountain districts of the south. Local ingredients and everyday meals change across that landscape: noodles and stuffed flatbreads appear prominently in northern city selections; Hefei and Huainan have their own goose, rice, soup and tofu specialties; Wuhu's snack shops and Huangshan's Hui cooking tell different stories again.<ref name="ah-200-food">[https://www.shucheng.gov.cn/group3/M00/2D/8D/wKgSG2I2sl-AGT9_AATZfa0hvNU709.pdf First Anhui “Must-Try” Specialty Foods and Snacks selection (200 items)], Anhui provincial tourism selection, reproduced by Shucheng County Government.</ref>
|link2=#Food geography|label2=Cities and regions|desc2=Specialties from all 16 cities
 
|link3=#Famous dishes|label3=Famous dishes|desc3=Signature foods across Anhui
For a first taste, begin with [[Stinky Mandarin Fish|Huizhou stinky mandarin fish]], Huainan beef soup, Sanhe rice dumplings, Taihe banmian and Wuhu shrimp-roe noodles. The city guide below covers all 16 prefecture-level cities, while the later sections follow the foods people buy at bakeries, tea shops and markets.<ref name="ah-200-food" />
|link4=Anhui Street Food|label4=Street foods|desc4=Buns, pastries and market snacks
 
|link5=Anhui Noodles|label5=Noodles|desc5=Banmian, Gela tiao and more
== Origin ==
|link6=Anhui Tea and Drinks|label6=Tea and drinks|desc6=Famous teas and local drinks
 
|link7=Anhui Alcohol|label7=Alcohol|desc7=Baijiu and brewing traditions
Hui cuisine grew from the foodways of historic Huizhou, an area associated today with Huangshan, She County, Jixi and Wuyuan. The mountainous environment supplied bamboo shoots, wild greens and freshwater ingredients, while households developed ways of salting, curing and fermenting foods. Huizhou merchants also carried local cooking beyond the region.<ref name="ich-hui" /><ref name="huangshan-techniques">[https://www.huangshan.gov.cn/zjhs/rwhz/hc/8294043.html Hui Cuisine Cooking Characteristics], Huangshan Municipal Government.</ref>
|link8=Anhui Condiments|label8=Condiments|desc8=Sauces, tofu and preserved foods
 
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The historical Huizhou area crosses today's provincial boundary: Wuyuan is in Jiangxi, and Jixi is in Anhui's Xuancheng municipality. This history explains why the culinary name ''Hui'' does not map neatly onto every modern administrative border.<ref name="ich-hui" />
 
== Culture ==
 
Family meals, seasonal ingredients, travel and trade all shaped the regional repertoire. Huizhou merchant activity helped spread dishes and restaurants associated with their home region. Modern food tourism highlights both that culinary heritage and the separate traditions of Anhui's towns and counties.<ref name="ich-hui" /><ref name="ah-four-regions" />
 
There is no single meal that represents the whole province. A layered Yipin pot is associated with Huizhou; a bowl of beef soup is strongly tied to Huainan; and Wuhu's soup buns and shrimp-roe noodles are familiar city snacks. Each deserves its own local context.<ref name="yipin-pot">[https://www.huangshan.gov.cn/site/tpl/4636?id=19735&type=food Huifu Yipin Pot], Huangshan Municipal Government, Culture and Tourism Bureau.</ref><ref name="huainan-soup">[https://www.huainan.gov.cn/zjhn/hntc/1259063166.html Huainan Beef Soup], Huainan Municipal Government.</ref><ref name="wuhu-snacks">[https://ct.wuhu.gov.cn/xwzx/bmyw/8267834.html Wuhu dishes selected as Anhui signatures], Wuhu Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau.</ref>
 
== Characteristics ==
 
Traditional Hui cooking pays close attention to heat and often uses braising, stewing and steaming. Older descriptions emphasize oil, color and control of the fire, but these describe certain dishes and cooking styles rather than a fixed rule for all modern Anhui meals.<ref name="huangshan-techniques" />
 
Fermentation and preservation are especially visible in well-known Huizhou foods: stinky mandarin fish is salted and aged before cooking; Mao tofu develops a white surface growth during fermentation; and cured pork, preserved greens and bamboo shoots appear in other southern Anhui dishes.<ref name="stinky-fish">[https://lzhbwg.mofcom.gov.cn/edi_ecms_web_front/thb/detail/5ce9832c72c5409ca8875336796958db Ziyun Restaurant], China Time-honored Brand Digital Museum, Ministry of Commerce.</ref><ref name="mao-tofu">[https://www.huangshan.gov.cn/zwgk/public/6615714/11237125.html Huizhou Mao Tofu], Huangshan Municipal Government.</ref><ref name="ah-200-food" />
 
== History ==
 
The history of Anhui food includes the regional development of Hui cuisine and the growth of distinct foods around the Huai River, the Yangtze and the Dabie Mountains. Accounts of particular dishes sometimes connect them with historical figures; those stories should be read as food lore unless historical evidence supports a specific invention claim.
 
Hui cuisine cooking techniques were added to China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2021. The listing recognizes a culinary practice rooted in Huizhou culture; it does not turn all of Anhui's local foods into one recipe tradition.<ref name="ich-hui" />
 
== Cooking skills ==


The same ingredient can lead to very different preparations. A cook may simmer a layered Huizhou casserole slowly, pan-fry fermented Mao tofu, braise mountain bamboo shoots, or make a clear beef soup in Huainan. These techniques are better understood through particular dishes than through a single claim about the province's taste.<ref name="yipin-pot" /><ref name="mao-tofu" /><ref name="wenzheng">[https://www.huangshan.gov.cn/zwgk/public/6615714/11585776.html Wenzheng Mountain Bamboo Shoots], Huangshan Municipal Government.</ref><ref name="huainan-soup" />
== Food geography ==


In baked foods, craft is equally visible. Huangshan shaobing uses flour, preserved greens, meat and sesame; the dough is filled, shaped and baked into a small crisp pastry. County recipes and fillings vary.<ref name="huangshan-shaobing">[https://www.huangshan.gov.cn/zwgk/public/6615714/11719825.html Huangshan shaobing and its local baking tradition], Huangshan Municipal Government.</ref>
Anhui's food map follows several different landscapes. Northern cities have a strong wheat-food tradition; the Jianghuai area and Huainan are known for soups, tofu and goose; the Yangtze corridor has its own noodle shops and snacks; and southern Anhui is the heartland of Hui cuisine. These are useful regional guides rather than strict culinary borders.<ref name="ah-four-regions" /><ref name="ah-200-food" />


== Development ==
* '''Northern Anhui and the Huai River plain:''' Fuyang's Taihe banmian and Gela tiao; Bozhou beef flatbread and Guoyang gan-kou noodles; Huaibei pickled baogua; Suzhou Fuliji roast chicken; and Bengbu's lake and river foods.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="jinzhai-16" />
* '''Jianghuai towns and the Dabie Mountains:''' Hefei and Sanhe rice dumplings; Huainan beef soup and Bagongshan tofu; Chuzhou lamb noodles and Qinlan goose; and Lu'an tea, hanging-pot meals and mountain ingredients.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="huainan-soup" /><ref name="bagongshan-tofu" /><ref name="luan-tea" />
* '''The Yangtze corridor:''' Wuhu shrimp-roe noodles and soup buns; Ma'anshan tea-dried tofu and Dangtu pork noodles; Tongling white ginger; Anqing chili sauce; and Chizhou's local cakes and fish dishes.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="wuhu-snacks" /><ref name="huyumei" />
* '''Southern Anhui and historic Huizhou:''' Huangshan's stinky mandarin fish, Mao tofu and Yipin pot; Jixi Ta-guo in Xuancheng; and mountain vegetables, preserved foods and baked shaobing.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="ich-hui" /><ref name="huangshan-shaobing" />


Anhui's official food programs now document local foods well beyond the classic Hui repertoire. A provincial tourism selection recorded 200 signature foods and snacks—148 dishes and 52 snacks—from all 16 prefecture-level cities, and a separate “100 Cities, 1,000 Flavors” program reviewed provincial, city and county signatures.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="mct-dishes">[https://www.mct.gov.cn/whzx/qgwhxxlb/ah/202102/t20210208_921444.htm Results of the Anhui Food: 100 Cities, 1,000 Flavors Selection], Ministry of Culture and Tourism.</ref>
The provincial tourism selection of 200 signature foods and snacks covers all 16 prefecture-level cities. It is a useful index for further reading, while individual dishes and foodways are best understood in their own city or county context.<ref name="ah-200-food" />


The selections are useful starting points for discovery. They include famous restaurant dishes, everyday noodles, sauces, teas, sweets and preserved foods; the fact that an item appears in a tourism selection is not proof that it originated in only one town.
== Anhui Cuisine ==


== Famous Food ==
'''[[Anhui Cuisine|Hui cuisine (徽菜)]]''' is the province's best-known named cuisine and one of China's Eight Great Cuisines. It grew from the foodways of historic Huizhou, an area that crosses today's Anhui–Jiangxi boundary. Its culinary heritage includes local ingredients, careful heat control, braising, stewing and steaming, and dishes such as stinky mandarin fish, Mao tofu and Huifu Yipin Pot.<ref name="mct-eight" /><ref name="ich-hui" /><ref name="huangshan-techniques" />


=== Fermented flavors of Huizhou ===
The cuisine has its own page so its regional history, cooking skills, flavor and representative dishes can be explained in depth: [[Anhui Cuisine]].


'''[[Stinky Mandarin Fish]]''' (臭鳜鱼) is among the best-known Hui dishes. Mandarin fish is salted and aged to develop a distinctive aroma, then cooked into a savory main dish. The name describes the aroma of the prepared fish; it is not a reference to spoiled fish.<ref name="stinky-fish" />
== Famous dishes ==


'''Mao tofu''' (毛豆腐) begins with tofu, but fermentation changes its surface and texture. Huangshan's local description notes the white growth that gives the food its name; it is commonly fried or pan-fried before seasoning. Its method and eating experience are separate from Huainan's fresh Bagongshan tofu tradition.<ref name="mao-tofu" /><ref name="bagongshan-tofu">[https://nyncj.huainan.gov.cn/mycp/551759640.html Bagongshan Tofu], Huainan Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau.</ref>
* '''[[Stinky Mandarin Fish]]''' (臭鳜鱼) – mandarin fish is salted and fermented before cooking, creating a distinctive aroma and savory flavor.<ref name="stinky-fish" />
* '''Mao tofu''' (毛豆腐) – fermented tofu associated with Huangshan, often pan-fried before serving.<ref name="mao-tofu" />
* '''Huifu Yipin Pot''' (徽府一品锅) – a layered casserole of meats, tofu and other ingredients, slowly simmered in the Huizhou style.<ref name="yipin-pot" />
* '''Huainan beef soup''' (淮南牛肉汤) and '''Bagongshan tofu''' (八公山豆腐) – two distinct specialties from the Huai River city of Huainan.<ref name="huainan-soup" /><ref name="bagongshan-tofu" />
* '''Sanhe rice dumplings''' (三河米饺), '''Luzhou roast duck''' (庐州烤鸭) and '''Wushan imperial goose''' (吴山贡鹅) – familiar dishes from Hefei and nearby towns.<ref name="hefei-food" /><ref name="mct-visitor" />
* '''Wuhu shrimp-roe noodles''' (虾籽面) and '''Xiaolong soup buns''' (小笼汤包) – well-known city foods that sit alongside, rather than inside, Hui cuisine.<ref name="wuhu-snacks" /><ref name="wuhu-buns" />


=== Layered pots and mountain ingredients ===
== Street foods and snacks ==


'''Huifu Yipin Pot''' (徽府一品锅) is a layered casserole of meats, tofu and other ingredients simmered together, associated with Huizhou winter meals. '''Wenzheng Mountain bamboo shoots''' (问政山笋) put a local mountain ingredient at the center of a braised dish. Both illustrate Hui cooking's attention to the order and duration of cooking.<ref name="yipin-pot" /><ref name="wenzheng" />
Street snacks reflect the cities where people make and eat them. Wuhu's soup buns, shrimp-roe noodles, radish pastries and fried stinky tofu form one recognizable snack route. Huangshan shaobing, Fuyang's pillow-shaped bread, Sanhe rice dumplings and Chuzhou sesame brittle show other local styles.<ref name="wuhu-snacks" /><ref name="wuhu-food" /><ref name="huangshan-shaobing" /><ref name="ah-200-food" />


=== Jianghuai and Huai River dishes ===
See [[Anhui Street Food]] for snack shops, market breakfasts and regional pastries by city.


'''Huainan beef soup''' (淮南牛肉汤) is a city specialty with a recognized local cooking technique. '''Bagongshan tofu''' (八公山豆腐) represents Huainan's soybean and tofu foods; it is an ingredient in many possible preparations, not one fixed dish.<ref name="huainan-soup" /><ref name="huainan-ich">[https://wlj.huainan.gov.cn/public/118319856/1260564333.html Huainan Municipal Intangible Cultural Heritage List], Huainan Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau.</ref><ref name="bagongshan-tofu" />
== Noodles and flour foods ==


Around Hefei, '''Sanhe rice dumplings''' (三河米饺) and '''Sanhe shrimp paste''' (三河虾糊) mark the food customs of Sanhe in Feixi County. The wider area also has Luzhou roast duck and Wushan imperial goose. '''Li Hongzhang chop suey''' (李鸿章大杂烩) appears in the province's signature-food selections; its name and associated stories are part of local food culture, while recipes vary.<ref name="hefei-food">[https://www.hfyaohai.gov.cn/mlyh/yhgl/msmf/10909099.html Food Customs], Yaohai District Government, Hefei.</ref><ref name="mct-visitor">[https://www.mct.gov.cn/preview/special/9160/llxl/202009/t20200923_875332.htm Anhui cultural-tourism food guide], Ministry of Culture and Tourism.</ref><ref name="mct-dishes" />
Anhui's noodle traditions range from Taihe banmian and Fuyang Gela tiao in the north to Guoyang gan-kou noodles, Machang lamb noodles, Dangtu pork noodles and Huangshan's Taiping topping noodles. Filled and baked wheat foods include Bozhou beef flatbread, Huangshan shaobing and Jixi Ta-guo. There is no single standard recipe for “Anhui noodles.”<ref name="ah-200-food" />


== Anhui food by city ==
See [[Anhui Noodles]] for the varieties grouped by region and city.


The provincial 200-food selection offers a practical way to start exploring all 16 cities. The groupings below follow broad landscapes; they are a reading guide, not hard culinary borders.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="ah-four-regions" />
== Tea and drinks ==


=== Northern Anhui and the Huai River plain ===
Huangshan Maofeng, Qimen black tea and Taiping Houkui are linked to different growing areas and processing traditions in southern Anhui. Lu'an Guapian and Huoshan Huangya broaden the tea map into western Anhui. Wuhu's red-bean fermented-rice dessert and local chrysanthemum drinks add non-tea choices to the picture.<ref name="huangshan-tea" /><ref name="tea-ich" /><ref name="luan-tea" /><ref name="wuhu-food" /><ref name="jinzhai-16" />


'''Fuyang''' is a good place to begin with wheat foods: Taihe banmian (太和板面), Gela tiao (格拉条) and large pillow-shaped bread (枕头馍) all appear in the provincial selection. Taihe banmian is worked and stretched against a board before being served with a seasoned meat broth. '''Bozhou''' adds beef-stuffed flatbread (牛肉馍) and Guoyang gan-kou noodles (涡阳干扣面), alongside dishes known as Cao Cao chicken and Huatuo ten-herb soup.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="jinzhai-16">[https://www.ahjinzhai.gov.cn/zwzx/mtjz/38178737.html “Treasure Anhui: Every City Has Its Own Set”], Jinzhai County Government, reprinted from Anhui Daily.</ref>
See [[Anhui Tea and Drinks]] for the regional tea and beverage guide.


'''Huaibei''' offers mianpi (面皮), Linhuan pickled baogua and the hot charcoal-pot dishes described in an Anhui Daily city guide. In '''Suzhou''', Fuliji roast chicken (符离集烧鸡), Huangzangyu mushroom chicken and Xiao County lamb soup have stronger local identities than a generic label of “Anhui chicken”. '''Bengbu''' brings in the waterways: the selection names Tuo Lake crab, braised river shrimp, river clam with vermicelli and Xueyuan tangyuan.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="jinzhai-16" />
== Alcohol ==


=== Jianghuai towns and the Dabie Mountains ===
Anhui baijiu brands have strong city and county associations: Gujing Gongjiu is based in Bozhou, Kouzi liquor in Huaibei, and Yingjia Gongjiu in Huoshan County. The province also has a Hui-style yellow-rice-wine tradition represented by Nanfeng yellow rice wine from Xuancheng. See [[Anhui Alcohol]] for regional producers and brewing traditions.<ref name="gujing" /><ref name="kouzi-huaibei" /><ref name="yingjia-mofcom" /><ref name="nanfeng-wine" />


'''Hefei''' connects Sanhe rice dumplings and Feixi old hen soup with snacks such as Luzhou duck-oil shaobing and Wushan goose. Nearby '''Huainan''' is strongly associated with beef soup, Bagongshan tofu and foods of Shouxian, including Dajiujia pastry and tofu pudding.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="huainan-soup" /><ref name="bagongshan-tofu" />
== Condiments and ingredients ==


Across eastern Anhui, '''Chuzhou''' has Machang lamb noodles, Qinlan braised goose, Fengyang tofu and Langya sesame brittle. To the west, '''Lu'an''' brings tea and mountain food together: Lu'an Guapian, Jinzhai hanging pot, Wanfo Lake fish head and mugwort rice cakes belong to distinct local settings.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="luan-tea">[https://www.luan.gov.cn/zwzx/dtxx/10670903.html Lu'an tea varieties and tea culture], Lu'an Municipal Government.</ref>
Regional sauces, preserved vegetables, tofu and mountain produce shape many local meals. Examples include Anqing's Hu Yumei broad-bean chili sauce, Linhuan pickled baogua in Huaibei, Bagongshan tofu in Huainan, fermented Mao tofu in Huangshan, Tongling white ginger and Huizhou preserved vegetables.<ref name="huyumei" /><ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="bagongshan-tofu" /><ref name="mao-tofu" />


=== The Yangtze corridor ===
See [[Anhui Condiments]] for local sauces, pickles, tofu and ingredients.


'''Wuhu''' has one of the clearest city-snack identities in Anhui's official selections: shrimp-roe noodles, Xiaolong soup buns, radish pastry, fried stinky tofu and red-skin duck appear alongside Wuwei duck. The city's commerce bureau also highlights red-bean fermented-rice drinks, malatang and steamed rice with pork as parts of its wider food scene.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="wuhu-food">[https://swj.wuhu.gov.cn/openness/public/6596631/40337896.html Wuhu local food and snack brands], Wuhu Municipal Commerce Bureau.</ref>
== Cooking techniques and food heritage ==


'''Ma'anshan''' has Caishiji tea-dried tofu, Hanshan sealed fish and Dangtu pork noodles. '''Tongling''' is associated with white ginger and Shun'an sesame brittle, as well as Zongyang rice cakes and fish dishes. In '''Chizhou''', the provincial selection lists chili zha, Jiuhua huangjing cakes, Guichi xiaoba and Qiupu mandarin fish.<ref name="ah-200-food" />
Hui cooking techniques were added to China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2021. The tradition pays close attention to ingredients and heat, and is especially known for braising, stewing and steaming. Anhui's cooking also includes distinct city and county methods, from fermenting mandarin fish and tofu to making Huainan beef soup and baking Huangshan shaobing.<ref name="ich-hui" /><ref name="huangshan-techniques" /><ref name="huainan-soup" /><ref name="huangshan-shaobing" />


'''Anqing''' links a different set of everyday foods and makers: Hu Yumei broad-bean chili sauce, Tongcheng water-banquet dishes, Jiangmao dumplings and Nanmen beef buns. The sauce is both a food product and part of the city's old sauce-making trade.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="huyumei">[https://zhlzh.mofcom.gov.cn/news/getNews/49463 Hu Yumei sauce-making and the Anqing time-honored brands], Ministry of Commerce.</ref>
For a closer look at regional craft and methods, see [[Anhui Cooking Techniques]] and [[Anhui Cuisine]].
 
=== Southern Anhui and historic Huizhou ===
 
'''Huangshan''' is associated with Hui classics such as stinky mandarin fish, Mao tofu and layered Yipin pot, but also small baked foods such as Huangshan shaobing, dried Wucheng tofu and Taiping topping noodles. '''Xuancheng''' connects Jixi Ta-guo and Hu Shi Yipin Pot with Shuiyang's preserved duck and tofu foods, Guangde mugwort buns and Jing County braised noodles.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="huangshan-shaobing" />
 
== Street foods, snacks and noodles ==
 
=== A Wuhu snack route ===
 
Wuhu's official food selection names shrimp-roe noodles (虾籽面), Xiaolong soup buns (小笼汤包), radish pastry, fried stinky tofu and red-skin duck together. The city government describes the soup bun's thin wrapper, tender filling and savory broth; the noodles and buns were also among five Wuhu foods selected as provincial signatures. These foods make a more useful city introduction than one generic “street food” label.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="wuhu-buns">[https://amr.wuhu.gov.cn/xwdt/sjdt/8798246.html Wuhu Xiaolong soup buns], Wuhu Municipal Administration for Market Regulation.</ref><ref name="wuhu-snacks" />
 
Other Wuhu snacks include malatang, steamed pork with rice and red-bean fermented-rice dessert. They reflect a living city food scene alongside the older restaurant and market specialties.<ref name="wuhu-food" />
 
=== Northern noodles and substantial breads ===
 
Taihe banmian and Fuyang Gela tiao, Bozhou's Guoyang gan-kou noodles, Chuzhou's Machang lamb noodles and Ma'anshan's Dangtu pork noodles belong to different local noodle traditions. The province's food selection also names Feidong loach noodles, Jing County braised noodles and Huangshan's Taiping topping noodles. There is no single standard recipe for “Anhui noodles”.<ref name="ah-200-food" />
 
Bozhou beef flatbread, Mengcheng flaky shaobing, Bengbu shaobing with pork tenderloin and Fuyang's pillow bread show how wheat dough is filled, baked or steamed for everyday meals. Sanhe rice dumplings and Anqing Nanmen beef buns are different kinds of filled foods; their names, wrappers and local contexts matter.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="hefei-food" />
 
=== Huizhou's portable baked foods ===
 
Huangshan shaobing is a small pastry often filled with preserved greens and meat and finished with sesame. Local accounts describe the succession of kneading, filling, shaping and baking that produces its crisp crust. Jixi Ta-guo, a filled flatbread from neighboring Xuancheng, is another southern Anhui snack with its own local fillings.<ref name="huangshan-shaobing" /><ref name="ah-200-food" />
 
== Tea, drinks and alcoholic beverages ==
 
Huangshan Maofeng, Qimen black tea and Taiping Houkui are linked to different production areas and processing traditions in and around Huangshan. Lu'an Guapian and Huoshan Huangya broaden the tea map into western Anhui. The tea names refer to regional products, not to one company's brand; the traditional processing techniques of four Anhui teas appear in national heritage records.<ref name="huangshan-tea">[https://www.huangshan.gov.cn/zwgk/public/6615714/11685907.html Traditional teas of Huangshan and local protections], Huangshan Municipal Government.</ref><ref name="tea-ich">[https://www.ihchina.cn/project_details/28516.html Traditional tea processing in Anhui], China Intangible Cultural Heritage Digital Museum.</ref><ref name="luan-tea" />
 
Beyond brewed tea, Wuhu's red-bean fermented-rice dessert (赤豆酒酿) is a sweet local drink or spoonable snack. Anhui Daily also describes contemporary tea drinks in Hefei and chrysanthemum drinks in Chuzhou. These are useful subjects for future city entries because their products and shops change over time.<ref name="wuhu-food" /><ref name="jinzhai-16" />
 
Baijiu is another part of the province's food economy. Gujing Gongjiu is based in Bozhou, Kouzi liquor in Huaibei and Yingjia Gongjiu in Huoshan County, Lu'an. Their distilleries and styles have separate histories; the place association here does not imply that one brand represents every local drinking custom.<ref name="gujing">[https://static.cninfo.com.cn/finalpage/2026-04-29/1225237621.PDF 2025 Annual Report], Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd.</ref><ref name="kouzi-huaibei">[https://www.huaibei.gov.cn/ljhb/whzl/ttmc/64629915.html Kouzi liquor], Huaibei Municipal Government.</ref><ref name="yingjia-mofcom">[https://lzhbwg.mofcom.gov.cn/edi_ecms_web_front/thb/detail/1527d903d9514797b0b0570ff8a605e4 Yingjia and its brewing tradition], China Time-honored Brand Digital Museum, Ministry of Commerce.</ref>
 
== Condiments, preserved foods and ingredients ==
 
'''Sauces and pickles.''' Anqing's Hu Yumei broad-bean chili sauce belongs to a documented local sauce-making tradition. The provincial food selection also records Linhuan pickled baogua in Huaibei, Gaogong sweet-and-sour garlic and Guoyang tribute greens in Bozhou, and Huizhou pickled vegetables farther south.<ref name="huyumei" /><ref name="ah-200-food" />
 
'''Soy foods.''' Fresh Bagongshan tofu from Huainan, fermented Mao tofu from Huangshan, Wucheng dried tofu, Taiping fermented tofu and Caishiji tea-dried tofu from Ma'anshan are different products with distinct methods and uses. A province-wide ingredient guide should keep those differences visible.<ref name="bagongshan-tofu" /><ref name="mao-tofu" /><ref name="ah-200-food" />
 
'''Cured foods and local produce.''' Huizhou knife-board cured pork, cured ham with bamboo shoots and Tunxi's drunken fish and crab sit alongside Tongling white ginger, mountain bamboo shoots and river fish in the province's food selections. Some are pantry ingredients; others are prepared dishes sold ready to eat.<ref name="ah-200-food" /><ref name="huangshan-techniques" />


== Food makers and brands ==
== Food makers and brands ==


Historic shops and modern firms tell different parts of Anhui's food story. In Huangshan, Huiweihe / Maixiangcun is connected with Huizhou shaobing and Huimo pastries; in Anqing, Hu Yumei is associated with broad-bean chili sauce. Wuhu's Gengfuxing is a local restaurant name linked to shrimp-roe noodles and soup buns.<ref name="huiweihe">[https://lzhbwg.mofcom.gov.cn/edi_ecms_web_front/thb/detail/c0d5cba7ad4f4dc1a3282c03c2c84d97 Huiweihe], China Time-honored Brand Digital Museum, Ministry of Commerce.</ref><ref name="huyumei" /><ref name="gengfuxing">[https://amr.wuhu.gov.cn/xwdt/xqdt/8870481.html Gengfuxing and Wuhu heritage foods], Wuhu Municipal Administration for Market Regulation.</ref>
Historic shops and modern food companies are part of the province's food landscape. Anqing's Hu Yumei is associated with chili sauce; Wuhu's Gengfuxing with local noodles and soup buns; and Huangshan's Huiweihe with Huizhou pastries. Tea and baijiu makers have their own city ties, while Three Squirrels is a packaged-snack company founded in Wuhu and Laoxiangji is associated with Feixi chicken soup.<ref name="huyumei" /><ref name="gengfuxing" /><ref name="huiweihe" /><ref name="xieyuda" /><ref name="gujing" /><ref name="three-squirrels" /><ref name="laoxiangji" />


Tea firms such as Xie Yuda sell Anhui teas, while the regional tea names cover many growers. Liquor brands include Gujing Gongjiu, Kouzi and Yingjia Gongjiu. Their brand histories belong beside, rather than in place of, the traditional foods and drinks of their cities.<ref name="xieyuda">[https://www.xieyudatea.com/index.php/category/jj.html Xie Yuda company profile], company website.</ref><ref name="huangshan-tea" /><ref name="gujing" /><ref name="kouzi-huaibei" /><ref name="yingjia-mofcom" />
See [[Anhui Food Brands]] for notable producers and shops.
 
Contemporary businesses also have a place in the index: Three Squirrels is a packaged-snack company founded in Wuhu, and Laoxiangji is a restaurant chain associated with Feixi chicken soup and home-style chicken dishes. Their products are commercial examples, not universal versions of the province's recipes.<ref name="three-squirrels">[https://www.3songshu.com/news-detail.html?id=1&source=breakingNews About Three Squirrels], company website.</ref><ref name="laoxiangji">[https://www.lxjchina.com.cn/ Laoxiangji company profile], company website.</ref>
 
== Explore further ==
 
This overview names a fraction of Anhui's local foods. The provincial 200-food selection is organized by all 16 cities and many counties; its list is a useful route to further county dishes, neighborhood markets, protected regional products and individual food pages.<ref name="ah-200-food" /> Continue with the [[Chinese Food Map]] or the related pages below.


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[Chinese Food Map]]
* [[Chinese Food Map]]
* [[Anhui Cuisine]]
* [[Anhui Street Food]]
* [[Anhui Alcohol]]
* [[Anhui Cooking Techniques]]
* [[Anhui Noodles]]
* [[Anhui Tea and Drinks]]
* [[Anhui Condiments]]
* [[Anhui Food Brands]]
* [[Stinky Mandarin Fish]]
* [[Stinky Mandarin Fish]]
* [[Stinky Tofu]]
* [[Huainan Beef Soup]]
* [[Chop Suey]]
* [[Henan Food]]
* [[Henan Food]]
* [[Hubei Food]]
* [[Hubei Food]]
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== References ==
== References ==
 
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<ref name="ah-four-regions">[https://www.ctnews.com.cn/zt/content/2022-04/15/content_122353.html “A Taste of Anhui” food map], China Tourism News, reporting on the Anhui provincial culture and tourism food program.</ref>
<ref name="bagongshan-tofu">[https://nyncj.huainan.gov.cn/mycp/551759640.html Bagongshan Tofu], Huainan Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau.</ref>
<ref name="gengfuxing">[https://amr.wuhu.gov.cn/xwdt/xqdt/8870481.html Gengfuxing and Wuhu heritage foods], Wuhu Municipal Administration for Market Regulation.</ref>
<ref name="gujing">[https://static.cninfo.com.cn/finalpage/2026-04-29/1225237621.PDF 2025 Annual Report], Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd.</ref>
<ref name="hefei-food">[https://www.hfyaohai.gov.cn/mlyh/yhgl/msmf/10909099.html Food Customs], Yaohai District Government, Hefei.</ref>
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<ref name="huangshan-shaobing">[https://www.huangshan.gov.cn/zwgk/public/6615714/11719825.html Huangshan shaobing and its local baking tradition], Huangshan Municipal Government.</ref>
<ref name="huangshan-tea">[https://www.huangshan.gov.cn/zwgk/public/6615714/11685907.html Traditional teas of Huangshan and local protections], Huangshan Municipal Government.</ref>
<ref name="huangshan-techniques">[https://www.huangshan.gov.cn/zjhs/rwhz/hc/8294043.html Hui Cuisine Cooking Characteristics], Huangshan Municipal Government.</ref>
<ref name="huiweihe">[https://lzhbwg.mofcom.gov.cn/edi_ecms_web_front/thb/detail/c0d5cba7ad4f4dc1a3282c03c2c84d97 Huiweihe], China Time-honored Brand Digital Museum, Ministry of Commerce.</ref>
<ref name="huyumei">[https://zhlzh.mofcom.gov.cn/news/getNews/49463 Hu Yumei sauce-making and the Anqing time-honored brands], Ministry of Commerce.</ref>
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<ref name="kouzi-huaibei">[https://www.huaibei.gov.cn/ljhb/whzl/ttmc/64629915.html Kouzi liquor], Huaibei Municipal Government.</ref>
<ref name="laoxiangji">[https://www.lxjchina.com.cn/ Laoxiangji company profile], company website.</ref>
<ref name="luan-tea">[https://www.luan.gov.cn/zwzx/dtxx/10670903.html Lu'an tea varieties and tea culture], Lu'an Municipal Government.</ref>
<ref name="mao-tofu">[https://www.huangshan.gov.cn/zwgk/public/6615714/11237125.html Huizhou Mao Tofu], Huangshan Municipal Government.</ref>
<ref name="mct-eight">[https://www.huangshan.gov.cn/zwgk/public/6615714/11339683.html Third China (Huangshan) Hui Cuisine Food Carnival and Industry Development Conference], Huangshan Municipal Government.</ref>
<ref name="mct-visitor">[https://www.mct.gov.cn/preview/special/9160/llxl/202009/t20200923_875332.htm Anhui cultural-tourism food guide], Ministry of Culture and Tourism.</ref>
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<ref name="stinky-fish">[https://lzhbwg.mofcom.gov.cn/edi_ecms_web_front/thb/detail/5ce9832c72c5409ca8875336796958db Ziyun Restaurant], China Time-honored Brand Digital Museum, Ministry of Commerce.</ref>
<ref name="tea-ich">[https://www.ihchina.cn/project_details/28516.html Traditional tea processing in Anhui], China Intangible Cultural Heritage Digital Museum.</ref>
<ref name="three-squirrels">[https://www.3songshu.com/news-detail.html?id=1&source=breakingNews About Three Squirrels], company website.</ref>
<ref name="wuhu-buns">[https://amr.wuhu.gov.cn/xwdt/sjdt/8798246.html Wuhu Xiaolong soup buns], Wuhu Municipal Administration for Market Regulation.</ref>
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<ref name="xieyuda">[https://www.xieyudatea.com/index.php/category/jj.html Xie Yuda company profile], company website.</ref>
<ref name="yingjia-mofcom">[https://lzhbwg.mofcom.gov.cn/edi_ecms_web_front/thb/detail/1527d903d9514797b0b0570ff8a605e4 Yingjia and its brewing tradition], China Time-honored Brand Digital Museum, Ministry of Commerce.</ref>
<ref name="yipin-pot">[https://www.huangshan.gov.cn/site/tpl/4636?id=19735&type=food Huifu Yipin Pot], Huangshan Municipal Government, Culture and Tourism Bureau.</ref>
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Revision as of 11:08, 26 September 2026


Anhui Food
安徽美食
Ānhuī měishí
Stinky Mandarin Fish.jpg
Stinky mandarin fish, one of Anhui's best-known regional dishes
Level Province
Parent area China
Capital / seat Hefei
Cuisine Hui cuisine (徽菜)
Last verified 2026-09-26
Foods
Representative dishes Stinky Mandarin Fish, Huainan Beef Soup, Sanhe Rice Dumplings, Taihe Banmian
Snacks Wuhu Xiaolong Soup Buns, Huangshan Shaobing, Fuyang Gela Tiao
Ingredients and drinks
Condiments and ingredients Hu Yumei Chili Sauce, Bagongshan Tofu, Tongling White Ginger
Tea and drinks Huangshan Maofeng, Qimen Black Tea, Lu'an Guapian
Alcohol Gujing Gongjiu, Kouzi Liquor, Yingjia Gongjiu
Recognition
Intangible heritage Hui cuisine cooking techniques (national intangible cultural heritage, 2021)[1]
Places
Subdivisions Hefei, Wuhu, Bengbu, Huainan, Ma'anshan, Huaibei, Tongling, Anqing, Huangshan, Chuzhou, Fuyang, Suzhou, Lu'an, Bozhou, Chizhou, Xuancheng
Related places Henan Food, Hubei Food, Jiangsu Food, Jiangxi Food, Zhejiang Food
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Foods
Representative dishesStinky Mandarin Fish, Huainan Beef Soup, Sanhe Rice Dumplings, Taihe Banmian
SnacksWuhu Xiaolong Soup Buns, Huangshan Shaobing, Fuyang Gela Tiao
Ingredients and drinks
Condiments and ingredientsHu Yumei Chili Sauce, Bagongshan Tofu, Tongling White Ginger
Tea and drinksHuangshan Maofeng, Qimen Black Tea, Lu'an Guapian
AlcoholGujing Gongjiu, Kouzi Liquor, Yingjia Gongjiu
Recognition
Intangible heritageHui cuisine cooking techniques (national intangible cultural heritage, 2021)[1]
Places
SubdivisionsHefei, Wuhu, Bengbu, Huainan, Ma'anshan, Huaibei, Tongling, Anqing, Huangshan, Chuzhou, Fuyang, Suzhou, Lu'an, Bozhou, Chizhou, Xuancheng
Related placesHenan Food, Hubei Food, Jiangsu Food, Jiangxi Food, Zhejiang Food

Anhui Food is the umbrella for the province's many regional food traditions. It includes Hui cuisine, city dishes from the Huai River plain and Yangtze corridor, street snacks, noodles, tea, baijiu, condiments and local food products. Hui cuisine is an important part of Anhui food, but it does not describe every food eaten across Anhui.[2][3]

Hui cuisine (徽菜), also called Huizhou cuisine, has its historical home in southern Anhui's old Huizhou region. Read its history, cooking methods and signature dishes in the separate Anhui Cuisine (Hui Cuisine) article. This page is the province-wide guide: it groups the food by place and by topic so readers can follow the parts that interest them.[1]

Anhui Cuisine
Hui cuisine, its methods and classic dishes
Cities and regions
Specialties from all 16 cities
Famous dishes
Signature foods across Anhui
Street foods
Buns, pastries and market snacks
Noodles
Banmian, Gela tiao and more
Tea and drinks
Famous teas and local drinks
Alcohol
Baijiu and brewing traditions
Condiments
Sauces, tofu and preserved foods

Food geography

Anhui's food map follows several different landscapes. Northern cities have a strong wheat-food tradition; the Jianghuai area and Huainan are known for soups, tofu and goose; the Yangtze corridor has its own noodle shops and snacks; and southern Anhui is the heartland of Hui cuisine. These are useful regional guides rather than strict culinary borders.[2][3]

  • Northern Anhui and the Huai River plain: Fuyang's Taihe banmian and Gela tiao; Bozhou beef flatbread and Guoyang gan-kou noodles; Huaibei pickled baogua; Suzhou Fuliji roast chicken; and Bengbu's lake and river foods.[3][4]
  • Jianghuai towns and the Dabie Mountains: Hefei and Sanhe rice dumplings; Huainan beef soup and Bagongshan tofu; Chuzhou lamb noodles and Qinlan goose; and Lu'an tea, hanging-pot meals and mountain ingredients.[3][5][6][7]
  • The Yangtze corridor: Wuhu shrimp-roe noodles and soup buns; Ma'anshan tea-dried tofu and Dangtu pork noodles; Tongling white ginger; Anqing chili sauce; and Chizhou's local cakes and fish dishes.[3][8][9]
  • Southern Anhui and historic Huizhou: Huangshan's stinky mandarin fish, Mao tofu and Yipin pot; Jixi Ta-guo in Xuancheng; and mountain vegetables, preserved foods and baked shaobing.[3][1][10]

The provincial tourism selection of 200 signature foods and snacks covers all 16 prefecture-level cities. It is a useful index for further reading, while individual dishes and foodways are best understood in their own city or county context.[3]

Anhui Cuisine

Hui cuisine (徽菜) is the province's best-known named cuisine and one of China's Eight Great Cuisines. It grew from the foodways of historic Huizhou, an area that crosses today's Anhui–Jiangxi boundary. Its culinary heritage includes local ingredients, careful heat control, braising, stewing and steaming, and dishes such as stinky mandarin fish, Mao tofu and Huifu Yipin Pot.[11][1][12]

The cuisine has its own page so its regional history, cooking skills, flavor and representative dishes can be explained in depth: Anhui Cuisine.

Famous dishes

  • Stinky Mandarin Fish (臭鳜鱼) – mandarin fish is salted and fermented before cooking, creating a distinctive aroma and savory flavor.[13]
  • Mao tofu (毛豆腐) – fermented tofu associated with Huangshan, often pan-fried before serving.[14]
  • Huifu Yipin Pot (徽府一品锅) – a layered casserole of meats, tofu and other ingredients, slowly simmered in the Huizhou style.[15]
  • Huainan beef soup (淮南牛肉汤) and Bagongshan tofu (八公山豆腐) – two distinct specialties from the Huai River city of Huainan.[5][6]
  • Sanhe rice dumplings (三河米饺), Luzhou roast duck (庐州烤鸭) and Wushan imperial goose (吴山贡鹅) – familiar dishes from Hefei and nearby towns.[16][17]
  • Wuhu shrimp-roe noodles (虾籽面) and Xiaolong soup buns (小笼汤包) – well-known city foods that sit alongside, rather than inside, Hui cuisine.[8][18]

Street foods and snacks

Street snacks reflect the cities where people make and eat them. Wuhu's soup buns, shrimp-roe noodles, radish pastries and fried stinky tofu form one recognizable snack route. Huangshan shaobing, Fuyang's pillow-shaped bread, Sanhe rice dumplings and Chuzhou sesame brittle show other local styles.[8][19][10][3]

See Anhui Street Food for snack shops, market breakfasts and regional pastries by city.

Noodles and flour foods

Anhui's noodle traditions range from Taihe banmian and Fuyang Gela tiao in the north to Guoyang gan-kou noodles, Machang lamb noodles, Dangtu pork noodles and Huangshan's Taiping topping noodles. Filled and baked wheat foods include Bozhou beef flatbread, Huangshan shaobing and Jixi Ta-guo. There is no single standard recipe for “Anhui noodles.”[3]

See Anhui Noodles for the varieties grouped by region and city.

Tea and drinks

Huangshan Maofeng, Qimen black tea and Taiping Houkui are linked to different growing areas and processing traditions in southern Anhui. Lu'an Guapian and Huoshan Huangya broaden the tea map into western Anhui. Wuhu's red-bean fermented-rice dessert and local chrysanthemum drinks add non-tea choices to the picture.[20][21][7][19][4]

See Anhui Tea and Drinks for the regional tea and beverage guide.

Alcohol

Anhui baijiu brands have strong city and county associations: Gujing Gongjiu is based in Bozhou, Kouzi liquor in Huaibei, and Yingjia Gongjiu in Huoshan County. The province also has a Hui-style yellow-rice-wine tradition represented by Nanfeng yellow rice wine from Xuancheng. See Anhui Alcohol for regional producers and brewing traditions.[22][23][24][25]

Condiments and ingredients

Regional sauces, preserved vegetables, tofu and mountain produce shape many local meals. Examples include Anqing's Hu Yumei broad-bean chili sauce, Linhuan pickled baogua in Huaibei, Bagongshan tofu in Huainan, fermented Mao tofu in Huangshan, Tongling white ginger and Huizhou preserved vegetables.[9][3][6][14]

See Anhui Condiments for local sauces, pickles, tofu and ingredients.

Cooking techniques and food heritage

Hui cooking techniques were added to China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2021. The tradition pays close attention to ingredients and heat, and is especially known for braising, stewing and steaming. Anhui's cooking also includes distinct city and county methods, from fermenting mandarin fish and tofu to making Huainan beef soup and baking Huangshan shaobing.[1][12][5][10]

For a closer look at regional craft and methods, see Anhui Cooking Techniques and Anhui Cuisine.

Food makers and brands

Historic shops and modern food companies are part of the province's food landscape. Anqing's Hu Yumei is associated with chili sauce; Wuhu's Gengfuxing with local noodles and soup buns; and Huangshan's Huiweihe with Huizhou pastries. Tea and baijiu makers have their own city ties, while Three Squirrels is a packaged-snack company founded in Wuhu and Laoxiangji is associated with Feixi chicken soup.[9][26][27][28][22][29][30]

See Anhui Food Brands for notable producers and shops.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hui Cuisine Cooking Techniques, China Intangible Cultural Heritage Digital Museum.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “A Taste of Anhui” food map, China Tourism News, reporting on the Anhui provincial culture and tourism food program.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 First Anhui “Must-Try” Specialty Foods and Snacks selection (200 items), Anhui provincial tourism selection, reproduced by Shucheng County Government.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 “Treasure Anhui: Every City Has Its Own Set”, Jinzhai County Government, reprinted from Anhui Daily.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Huainan Beef Soup, Huainan Municipal Government.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Bagongshan Tofu, Huainan Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lu'an tea varieties and tea culture, Lu'an Municipal Government.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Wuhu dishes selected as Anhui signatures, Wuhu Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Hu Yumei sauce-making and the Anqing time-honored brands, Ministry of Commerce.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Huangshan shaobing and its local baking tradition, Huangshan Municipal Government.
  11. ↑ Third China (Huangshan) Hui Cuisine Food Carnival and Industry Development Conference, Huangshan Municipal Government.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Hui Cuisine Cooking Characteristics, Huangshan Municipal Government.
  13. ↑ Ziyun Restaurant, China Time-honored Brand Digital Museum, Ministry of Commerce.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Huizhou Mao Tofu, Huangshan Municipal Government.
  15. ↑ Huifu Yipin Pot, Huangshan Municipal Government, Culture and Tourism Bureau.
  16. ↑ Food Customs, Yaohai District Government, Hefei.
  17. ↑ Anhui cultural-tourism food guide, Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
  18. ↑ Wuhu Xiaolong soup buns, Wuhu Municipal Administration for Market Regulation.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Wuhu local food and snack brands, Wuhu Municipal Commerce Bureau.
  20. ↑ Traditional teas of Huangshan and local protections, Huangshan Municipal Government.
  21. ↑ Traditional tea processing in Anhui, China Intangible Cultural Heritage Digital Museum.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 2025 Annual Report, Anhui Gujing Distillery Co., Ltd.
  23. ↑ Kouzi liquor, Huaibei Municipal Government.
  24. ↑ Yingjia and its brewing tradition, China Time-honored Brand Digital Museum, Ministry of Commerce.
  25. ↑ Nanfeng yellow rice wine, Xuancheng Municipal Administration for Market Regulation.
  26. ↑ Gengfuxing and Wuhu heritage foods, Wuhu Municipal Administration for Market Regulation.
  27. ↑ Huiweihe, China Time-honored Brand Digital Museum, Ministry of Commerce.
  28. ↑ Xie Yuda company profile, company website.
  29. ↑ About Three Squirrels, company website.
  30. ↑ Laoxiangji company profile, company website.
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