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

Weishi Smoked Chicken 魏氏熏鸡

Weishi Smoked Chicken (魏氏熏鸡) is a whole chicken braised in spiced stock and then smoked over sawdust, a Wei family recipe from Dongchangfu (东昌府) in Liaocheng (聊城), Shandong.

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Yanggu Steamed Bowl Dishes (阳谷蒸碗) — dish photograph
Shandong

Yanggu Steamed Bowl Dishes 阳谷蒸碗

Yanggu Steamed Bowl Dishes (阳谷蒸碗) are bowls of battered and fried meat or fish steamed for hours until they fall apart, served at weddings and funerals in Yanggu County (阳谷县) in Liaocheng (聊城), western Shandong.

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AI illustration: An oval white plate of thin layered cooked brown-red meat slices.
Shandong

Dong'e Donkey Meat 东阿驴肉

Dong'e Donkey Meat (东阿驴肉) is the donkey meat of Dong'e County (东阿县) in Liaocheng (聊城), Shandong, a county best known for ejiao (阿胶), a gelatin made from donkey hide.

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

Guanxian Crispy Fried Meat 冠县酥肉

Guanxian Crispy Fried Meat (冠县酥肉) is strips of meat bound in a flour-and-egg batter and fried in oil, a local speciality of Guanxian (冠县) county in Liaocheng (聊城), Shandong.

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Guozi Pancake Rolls (锅子饼) — dish photograph
Shandong

Guozi Pancake Rolls 锅子饼

Guozi Pancake Rolls (锅子饼) are thin griddled pancakes wrapped round a stir-fried filling of tofu, egg and pork and then fried again, a local snack of Binzhou (滨州) in the north of Shandong.

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Qiaozhuang Pan-Fried Buns (乔庄水煎包) — dish photograph
Shandong

Qiaozhuang Pan-Fried Buns 乔庄水煎包

Qiaozhuang Pan-Fried Buns (乔庄水煎包) are pan-fried buns from Qiaozhuang town (乔庄镇) in Boxing County (博兴), Binzhou (滨州). China News Service's Shandong channel describes them as a century-old intangible heritage item of the town.

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