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Sauce-glazed fried gluten with bamboo, shiitake and shrimp

Wuxi four-joy gluten

四喜面筋

Sìxǐ miànjīn

A Wuxi table dish that gathers four festive ingredients—fried wheat gluten, bamboo shoot, shiitake and shrimp—in a lightly sweet soy or oyster-sauce glaze. The gluten is pressed to release air so it drinks the sauce; finished with sesame oil. Name plays on 'four joys' for family gatherings.

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Mild sweet-savory glaze with mushroom and shrimp savor; sesame finish; not chili-hot.

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Texture: Soft, sauce-soaked fried gluten with bamboo crunch, tender shiitake and plump shrimp.

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Jiangsu

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Jiangsu: Associated with Wuxi festive/home cooking; not exclusive monopoly.

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Sauce-glazed fried gluten with bamboo, shiitake and shrimp

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