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Shandong

Juxian Whole Goat Soup 莒县全羊汤

Juxian Whole Goat Soup (莒县全羊汤) uses local goats selected for tender meat and a mild aroma. The milk-white soup is cooked without added oil or salt, leaving diners to season their own bowls.

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Tiny Clam Noodle Soup (海沙子面) — dish photograph
Shandong

Tiny Clam Noodle Soup 海沙子面

Tiny Clam Noodle Soup (海沙子面) is hand-rolled noodles served in a golden broth made from a very small clam, a Rizhao (日照) dish that the city's Communist Party publicity department calls unique to Rizhao.

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Shandong

Juxian Braised Chicken 莒县烧鸡

Juxian Braised Chicken (莒县烧鸡) includes the Zhu family’s Fengming chicken (朱家凤鸣烧鸡), a whole bird shaped, coloured and fried before braising with seasonings and established stock.

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Shandong

Yimeng Stir-Fried Chicken 沂蒙炒鸡

Yimeng Stir-Fried Chicken (沂蒙炒鸡), also called Linyi stir-fried chicken (临沂炒鸡), is a rooster fried raw with spices and then stewed until the meat comes off the bone.

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Sa Grain-Thickened Meat Soup (糁) — dish photograph
Shandong

Sa Grain-Thickened Meat Soup 糁

Sa Grain-Thickened Meat Soup (糁) is a peppery Linyi (临沂) breakfast soup served with wheat grains and thickened broth. In the beef version made by Zhang Xiufu (张秀付), beef bones simmer until the stock turns milk-white.

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Shandong

Paper-Thin Grain Pancakes 煎饼

Paper-Thin Grain Pancakes (煎饼) are a household staple of Linyi (临沂) and the Yimeng hills (沂蒙). Wheat, sorghum, maize, millet or dried sweet potato can form its batter, giving the pancakes different flavours and degrees of chew.

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Shandong

Junan Sliced Donkey Meat 莒南驴肉

Junan Sliced Donkey Meat (莒南驴肉) is simmered with spring onion, ginger, a spice bag and cooking wine, then cut into slices or pieces and eaten with pepper salt.

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