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AI illustration: A plain bowl and plate of soft pale folded dumplings with thin dough skins and visible pleats.
Shandong

Weihai Spanish Mackerel Dumplings 威海鲅鱼水饺

Weihai Spanish Mackerel Dumplings (威海鲅鱼水饺) are boiled dumplings filled with fresh Spanish mackerel, made large and with a generous filling along the coast of Weihai (威海), especially in Rongcheng (荣成).

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Rushan Oysters (乳山牡蛎) — dish photograph
Shandong

Rushan Oysters 乳山牡蛎

Rushan Oysters (乳山牡蛎) are known locally as hailizi (海蛎子). Jinan Daily (济南日报), in a food feature republished by Qilu Net (齐鲁网), describes them as large and plump, with smooth flesh and a fresh, savoury flavour.

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AI illustration: A platter with cooked orange-red crabs.
Shandong

Deep-Fried Sea Crab 炸海蟹

Deep-Fried Sea Crab (炸海蟹) is listed among the local specialties of Weihai, Shandong. The name includes 蟹 (crab). 炸 describes frying.

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AI illustration: A deep ceramic bowl of cooked bone-in fish chunks in pale broth.
Shandong

Fish Stew with Pot-Baked Flatbread 鱼锅饼子

Fish Stew with Pot-Baked Flatbread (鱼锅饼子) is a Weihai (威海) dish in which fish are braised in an iron pot while flat cakes of cornmeal are slapped onto the pot wall above the liquid to cook at the same time.

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

Taoluo Mutton Noodles 涛雒羊肉面条

Taoluo Mutton Noodles (涛雒羊肉面条) are hand-rolled wheat noodles served in a clear mutton broth with sliced meat, from the town of Taoluo (涛雒) in Rizhao (日照).

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