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Chinese restaurant serves egg tarts topped with water beetles

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A restaurant in Shunde County, Guangdong, has gained online attention for its unique dessert: egg tarts topped with water beetles. These beetles, resembling large cockroaches, are a traditional ingredient in Chinese medicine, believed to have detoxifying properties. The "water roach egg tart" has become a social media sensation since its introduction in early October. AI

RANK_REASON The item describes a novelty food item that gained curiosity due to its unusual appearance, fitting the 'meme' category.

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Chinese restaurant serves egg tarts topped with water beetles

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fran Lu ·

    China eatery creates egg tarts topped with ‘giant cockroaches’, drawing widespread curiosity

    A restaurant in Shunde, Guangdong, is turning heads online with a bizarre new dessert: egg tarts topped with crispy water beetles that look exactly like gigantic cockroaches. Shunde is a city known for its Cantonese cuisine and recognised as a Unesco Creative City of Gastronomy. …

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