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Chunhelou Crispy Aromatic Chicken 春和楼香酥鸡
Chunhelou Crispy Aromatic Chicken (春和楼香酥鸡) is the house dish of Chunhelou (春和楼), a Shandong-cuisine restaurant on Zhongshan Road (中山路) in Qingdao (青岛) that dates its founding to 1891.
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Stir-Fried Shredded Pork Tenderloin 滑炒里脊丝
Stir-Fried Shredded Pork Tenderloin (滑炒里脊丝) is a dish of Shandong cuisine (鲁菜, Lu cuisine): fine strips of pork tenderloin cooked by the 'slippery stir-fry' method (滑炒, huachao).
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Jiuzhuan Braised Pork Intestines 九转大肠
Jiuzhuan Braised Pork Intestines (九转大肠) is a Jinan (济南) dish of pork large intestine, cooked by boiling, frying and braising. Its reddish, glossy finish covers tender meat with a slightly crisp surface.
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Confucius Mansion Yipin Layered Pot 孔府一品锅
Confucius Mansion Yipin Layered Pot (孔府一品锅) is a historic Confucius Mansion banquet dish assembled in a specially made tin pot.
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Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin 糖醋里脊
Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin (糖醋里脊) is strips of pork loin coated in a light batter, fried twice and tossed in a thickened sugar-and-vinegar sauce.
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Quick-Poached Xishi Tongue Clams 汆西施舌
Quick-Poached Xishi Tongue Clams (汆西施舌) is a Qingdao (青岛) soup in which thin slices of xishi tongue clam (西施舌), a small Qingdao shellfish shaped like a large clam with white, soft but springy meat, are dropped into boiling clear stock and eaten straight away.
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Caobao Steamed Buns 草包包子
Caobao Steamed Buns (草包包子) are a Jinan (济南) specialty named after the nickname of their founder, Zhang Wenhan (张文汉).
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Mengjia Braised Pork Trotters 孟家扒蹄
Mengjia Braised Pork Trotters (孟家扒蹄) is a braised trotter sold under the Mengjia ('Meng family') name in Jinan (济南), Shandong.
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Jar-Braised Pork 坛子肉
Jar-Braised Pork (坛子肉) is a Jinan (济南) dish of pork belly stewed slowly in a porcelain jar, which gives it its name.
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Jinan Suguo Layered Braised Pot 济南酥锅
Jinan Suguo Layered Braised Pot (济南酥锅) layers fish, meat, lotus root and kelp between cabbage leaves, cooking them until tender in a sour, salty and sweet sauce.
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Coiled Thread Pastry 盘丝饼
Coiled Thread Pastry (盘丝饼) is a sweet Jinan (济南) pastry made from hand-pulled dough stretched into threads as fine as silver wire and coiled into a round cake.
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Pan-Fried Dumplings 锅贴
Pan-Fried Dumplings (锅贴) are a Jinan (济南) specialty associated with Bianyifang (便宜坊).
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