Guangdong, China
Turnip Cake
萝卜糕
Grated daikon bound with rice flour, studded with dried shrimp and cured sausage, steamed into a block and then pan-fried in slices.
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Tainan, Taiwan
Wa Gui
碗粿
Savoury rice pudding steamed in a bowl with pork, dried shrimp and mushroom pressed into the middle, eaten with a spoon and soy paste.
Taiwan
Wax Apple
蓮霧
Bell-shaped fruit with a waxy pink skin and crisp, faintly sweet white flesh, grown mostly in Pingtung.
Taiwan
Winter Melon Tea
冬瓜茶
Winter melon simmered with brown sugar into a dark block, dissolved in water and drunk cold — sweet, faintly caramel, and not tea at all.
Taiwan
Yansuji Salt-Pepper Chicken
鹽酥雞
Bite-sized chicken pieces fried in sweet potato starch with a basket of fried basil leaves thrown in at the last second, tossed in pepper-salt.