Sources and original illustrations

Primary references and the limits of this educational collection.

Primary references

• Shanghai: Qingtuan — The green rice-ball identity and Qingming association; not a universal filling or storage rule.
• Shanghai: Chongming Cake — Steamed rice-pastry identity, hard and soft varieties, and examples of inclusions.
• Shanghai: Scallion Pancakes — The cong you bing name and the broad exterior, aroma and layered-texture description.
• Shanghai: Pear Syrup Candies — The traditional Shanghai association with the City God Temple; no medical claim or universal recipe.
• Shanghai: Mung Bean Cakes — One described mung-bean paste preparation with butter and sugar and its texture; excludes the page’s medicinal language.
• Shanghai: Savor Shanghai’s delicious mooncakes — Documented examples of savory and sweet mooncakes; does not establish current shop availability or a universal recipe.
• Shanghai: A taste of Shanghai — traditional New Year foods and their hidden meanings — Eight-treasure rice’s sweet glutinous-rice structure, example presentation and festive-table association.
• Wuhan Municipal Government: These noodles are a symbol of Wuhan — The reganmian identity and sesame-paste-coated noodle structure; no restaurant ranking or price promise.
• Wuhan Municipal Government: Top Ten Wuhan Snacks, sanxian doupi entry — The regional name and layered square breakfast form; article exercises are original.
• Wuhan Municipal Government: Top Ten Wuhan Snacks, mianwo entry — The mianwo regional identity as a rice-based fried snack; no fixed shape or recipe claimed.
• Wuhan Municipal Government: Top Ten Wuhan Snacks, bean strips with cured pork entry — The named regional dish pairing bean strips with cured pork; no universal ingredient formula.
• Wuhan Municipal Government: Top Ten Wuhan Snacks, nuomiji entry — The Wuhan fried glutinous-rice snack identity and appearance-based explanation of its name.
• Wuhan Municipal Government: Top Ten Wuhan Snacks, rich-oil shaomai entry — The regional shaomai identity and glutinous-rice-based center; no universal recipe or portion count.
• Wuhan Municipal Government: Top Ten Wuhan Snacks, rice-wrapped fried dough entry — The relationship of glutinous rice surrounding fried dough; notebook exercises and examples are original.
• Hong Kong Tourism Board: Local Cuisine to Try on Temple Street — Claypot rice as a local dining format with varied toppings; no universal crust, timetable or ranking.
• Hong Kong Tourism Board: 6 Must-Try Traditional Hong Kong Desserts — Black sesame sweet soup’s dessert identity, thick format and an example of optional additions; no health claim.
• Hong Kong Tourism Board: 6 Must-Try Traditional Hong Kong Desserts — One documented sweet tofu-pudding serving with syrup and ginger; not a definition of all regional tofu preparations.
• Hong Kong Tourism Board: Hong Kong’s Essential Desserts to Beat the Heat — The egg-puff street-snack form and broad shell/pocket contrast; no shop ranking or current availability claim.
• Hong Kong Tourism Board: 6 Must-Try Traditional Hong Kong Desserts — The named chilled dessert and its distinct fruit and surrounding-base format; original component exercise.
• Hong Kong Tourism Board: 6 Must-Try Traditional Hong Kong Desserts — The local egg-tart pastry-and-custard identity; no comparative historical or product-test claim.

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