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Yantai Menzi Starch Jelly 烟台焖子
Yantai Menzi Starch Jelly (烟台焖子) traditionally uses sweet-potato starch with garlic paste, sesame paste and fish oil.
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Stir-Fried Sea Worms with Chinese Chives 韭菜海肠
Stir-Fried Sea Worms with Chinese Chives (韭菜海肠) is a traditional Yantai (烟台) dish combining green chives with sea worms valued for their fresh sweetness and crisp, slightly elastic texture.
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Red-Braised Prawns 红烧大虾
Red-Braised Prawns (红烧大虾) is a Jiaodong-style dish of Shandong in which whole fleshy prawns are fried and then simmered in stock seasoned with sugar, vinegar and soy sauce.
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Seaweed Steamed Buns 海菜包子
Seaweed Steamed Buns (海菜包子) are steamed buns filled with seaweed and pork, a dish of Yantai (烟台) and above all of Changdao (长岛).
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Muping Barbecue Skewers 牟平烧烤
Muping Barbecue Skewers (牟平烧烤) are the grilled skewers of Muping (牟平), a district of Yantai (烟台) in Shandong.
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Salted Fish and Flatbread 咸鱼饼子
Salted Fish and Flatbread (咸鱼饼子) is salted sea fish fried in a pan and eaten with cornmeal cakes.
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Changdao Seaweed Steamed Buns 长岛海菜包
Changdao Seaweed Steamed Buns (长岛海菜包) are steamed buns filled with fresh seaweed gathered around the Changshan Islands (长山列岛) of Changdao (长岛) in Yantai (烟台), Shandong.
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Hele Noodles in Chicken and Duck Broth 鸡鸭和乐
Hele Noodles in Chicken and Duck Broth (鸡鸭和乐) is a Weifang (潍坊) speciality made with flour-and-starch noodles and a stock cooked from both birds. The noodles are thicker than ordinary noodles, with a supple, chewy texture.
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Pork-Stuffed Baked Flatbread 肉火烧
Pork-Stuffed Baked Flatbread (肉火烧) is a Weifang (潍坊) breakfast food with a golden, crisp layered shell and a juicy pork filling. Thick savoury porridge or soft tofu accompanies it.
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Chicken with Mustard Sauce 芥末鸡
Chicken with Mustard Sauce (芥末鸡) is a cold dish of Weifang (潍坊), Shandong, where it is known as Weixian mustard chicken (潍县芥末鸡) after Weixian (潍县), the old name of the city area.
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Zhucheng Smoked Pork 诸城烧肉
Zhucheng Smoked Pork (诸城烧肉) is pork cooked in broth and then smoked in Zhucheng (诸城), Shandong (山东). Pork heads, trotters and intestines are among the cuts used.
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Gaomi Pan-Baked Buns 高密炉包
Gaomi Pan-Baked Buns (高密炉包) are large white buns cooked in a pan until the base turns golden and crisp, a local speciality of Gaomi (高密) in Weifang (潍坊), Shandong.
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