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Jingzhi Quick-Fried Shredded Pork (景芝小炒) — dish photograph
Shandong

Jingzhi Quick-Fried Shredded Pork 景芝小炒

Jingzhi Quick-Fried Shredded Pork (景芝小炒) comes from Jingzhi Town (景芝镇) in Anqiu (安丘). CCTV’s Xiangcun Da Shijie (乡村大世界) identifies four versions, pairing pork with coriander, Chinese chives, garlic flower stems or gongcai (贡菜).

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AI illustration: A rustic ceramic bowl of bone-in chicken pieces in golden-brown broth with mushrooms and a few ginger slices.
Shandong

Shouguang Hutou Chicken 寿光虎头鸡

Shouguang Hutou Chicken (寿光虎头鸡) is chicken chopped into date-sized pieces, coated in flour and egg, deep-fried and then slowly stewed, a dish of Shouguang (寿光) in Weifang (潍坊).

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AI illustration: A shallow ceramic bowl of large boneless red-braised meat cubes.
Shandong

Weifang Stewed Meat with Radish 潍坊萝卜炖肉

Weifang Stewed Meat with Radish (潍坊萝卜炖肉) is a home-style stew of pork or pork ribs cooked with the green radish of Weifang (潍坊), known as Weixian radish (潍县萝卜) after the old county of Weixian (潍县) that preceded the city's main urban area.

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AI illustration: A plate of two round or oval browned stuffed flatbreads.
Shandong

Stuffed Flatbread 夹饼

Stuffed Flatbread (夹饼) in Jining (济宁) combines freshly baked bread with meat and vegetable fillings.

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Bowl of thick Grain-Thickened Breakfast Soup soup with egg ribbons and scallions
Shandong

Grain-Thickened Breakfast Soup 糁汤

Grain-Thickened Breakfast Soup (糁汤), or sa tang, is an everyday breakfast in Jining (济宁). A milky-white bone broth and egg form the local version described by the Taibai Lake New Area Administration (太白湖新区管理委员会).

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AI illustration: A stylized welcoming Chinese dining table seen slightly from above.
Shandong

Weishan Lake Fish Banquet 微山湖鱼宴

Weishan Lake Fish Banquet (微山湖鱼宴) is a banquet built around fish from Weishan Lake (微山湖) in Jining (济宁), Shandong, often called the whole-fish banquet (全鱼宴).

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Confucius Mansion Cuisine (孔府菜) — dish photograph
Shandong

Confucius Mansion Cuisine 孔府菜

Confucius Mansion Cuisine (孔府菜) is the Kong household’s cooking tradition centred on Qufu (曲阜), with elaborate banquets, carefully chosen vessels and dishes shaped to express literary or auspicious themes.

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Photograph of Smoked Tofu (熏豆腐).
Shandong

Smoked Tofu 熏豆腐

Smoked Tofu (熏豆腐) is a traditional food of Qufu (曲阜), also listed as Kongmen smoked tofu (孔门熏豆腐) by the Jining Culture and Tourism Bureau (济宁市文化和旅游局).

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Stack of thin crispy Qufu pancakes in a bag
Shandong

Qufu Thin Griddle Pancakes 曲阜煎饼

Qufu Thin Griddle Pancakes (曲阜煎饼) are a local speciality of Qufu (曲阜), with a thin skin, generous filling and a fragrant, crisp texture. Peanut, sesame and mala, or numbing-spicy, versions provide different flavour choices.

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