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Nourishing Braised Lamb Neck 滋补羊脖
Nourishing Braised Lamb Neck (滋补羊脖) is a lamb dish from Hebei (河北). On 10 September 2018 the China Cuisine Association (中国烹饪协会) published its list of classic regional dishes and themed banquets for every province, "Chinese Cuisine" (中国菜), and this dish was one of the ten classic dishes it named for Hebei.
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Slow-Simmered Pork Hock 煨肘子
Slow-Simmered Pork Hock (煨肘子) is a braised pork hock from Tangshan (唐山) in eastern Hebei.
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Quick-Fried Pork Kidney Flowers 熘腰花
Quick-Fried Pork Kidney Flowers (熘腰花) turns pork kidneys into neatly patterned pieces with a crisp, tender bite. Hebei News (河北新闻网) describes wheat-ear scoring, followed by a brief water treatment, hot oil and rapid stir-frying.
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Vat-Oven Sesame Flatbread 缸炉烧饼
Vat-Oven Sesame Flatbread (缸炉烧饼) is baked against the inside wall of a large vat used as an oven. In Gaocheng (藁城), part of Shijiazhuang (石家庄), it is made with wheat flour, cooking oil and hulled sesame seeds.
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Hao Family Ribs 郝家排骨
Hao Family Ribs (郝家排骨) are steam-stewed ribs from a family restaurant in Zhengding County (正定县), about 20 km from central Shijiazhuang (石家庄).
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Gaocheng Palace Noodles 藁城宫面
Gaocheng Palace Noodles (藁城宫面) are very fine, hollow dried wheat noodles made in Gaocheng district (藁城区) of Shijiazhuang (石家庄), Hebei.
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Xinji Salted Donkey Meat 辛集咸驴肉
Xinji Salted Donkey Meat (辛集咸驴肉) is donkey meat simmered overnight with salt and spices in Xinji (辛集), Hebei, where the Xinji city government traces it to a cook named Tian Si (田四) of Bajie (八街) in the Daoguang reign (1821-1850) of the Qing dynasty.
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Pingshan Fried Dough Fritters 平山油鬼
Pingshan Fried Dough Fritters (平山油鬼) are a deep-fried dough snack from Pingshan County (平山县), which a Shijiazhuang News (石家庄新闻网) article on the Shijiazhuang (石家庄) city government website calls the county's most distinctive local snack.
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Honey Fried Pastry Flowers 蜂蜜麻糖
Honey Fried Pastry Flowers (蜂蜜麻糖) are a handmade sweet from Qishuzhuang town (七树庄镇) in Fengrun district (丰润区), Tangshan (唐山), where they are also known as Qishuzhuang matang (七树庄麻糖).
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Tangshan Lazy Tofu with Greens 唐山懒豆腐
Tangshan Lazy Tofu with Greens (唐山懒豆腐) is a thick soybean dish that began in rural cooking around Tangshan (唐山), Hebei: ground soybeans, pulp and all, simmered with leafy greens.
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Qianxi Chicken Stewed with Chestnuts 迁西板栗炖鸡
Qianxi Chicken Stewed with Chestnuts (迁西板栗炖鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Tangshan, Hebei. The name includes 鸡 (chicken), 板栗 (chestnuts). 炖 describes slow simmering.
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Seafood with Mung Bean Gezha 海鲜饹馇
Seafood with Mung Bean Gezha (海鲜饹馇) is listed among the local specialties of Tangshan, Hebei. The name includes 海鲜 (seafood).
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