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Huangjia Roast Pork (黄家烤肉) — dish photograph
Shandong

Huangjia Roast Pork 黄家烤肉

Huangjia Roast Pork (黄家烤肉) is a whole-pig roast from Zhangqiu (章丘), Jinan (济南), with golden, crisp skin and tender meat. More than thirty spices and aromatic ingredients are ground together and rubbed into cuts in the pork.

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AI illustration: A shallow white bowl of pale translucent jelly or starch strips.
Shandong

Cold Seaweed Jelly 海菜凉粉

Cold Seaweed Jelly (海菜凉粉), also called Qingdao jelly (青岛凉粉), is a clear, glassy jelly that Qingdao (青岛) makes from seaweed rather than from bean or pea starch.

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Noodles with Thick Seafood Gravy (海鲜卤面) — dish photograph
Shandong

Noodles with Thick Seafood Gravy 海鲜卤面

Noodles with Thick Seafood Gravy (海鲜卤面) are noodles served under a lu (卤), a topping of seafood cooked down with vegetables and egg, and they are one of the everyday noodle dishes of Qingdao (青岛) and the wider Jiaodong (胶东) coast.

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AI illustration: A platter of roasted chicken cut into substantial golden-brown skin-on pieces.
Shandong

Crispy Aromatic Chicken 香酥鸡

Crispy Aromatic Chicken (香酥鸡) in Qingdao (青岛) is the signature dish of Chunhelou (春和楼), a Shandong-cuisine (鲁菜) restaurant founded in 1891, the 17th year of the Guangxu reign (光绪) of the Qing dynasty.

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AI illustration: A deep bowl of fine wheat noodles in clear savory broth.
Shandong

Clam and Green Bean Noodles 蛤蜊芸豆面

Clam and Green Bean Noodles (蛤蜊芸豆面) are wheat noodles cooked with, or topped with, a savoury mix of clams and green beans, a noodle dish of Qingdao (青岛) that Qingdao News Network (青岛新闻网) calls a classic of the city.

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