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Noodles in Fermented Sour Pulp 浆面条
Noodles in Fermented Sour Pulp (浆面条), also called jiangfan (浆饭), are a Luoyang (洛阳) speciality cooked in naturally soured mung-bean liquid.
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Pan-Fried Dumplings 锅贴
Pan-Fried Dumplings (锅贴) appears in the local food directory for Henan. The Chinese introduction below explains the named food and its preparation in the linked culinary reference.
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Hutu Thick-Soup Noodles 糊涂面
Hutu Thick-Soup Noodles (糊涂面) are a Henan (河南) dish of noodles cooked in a thick pot of corn grits with beans and greens.
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Yanshi Silver Stem Vegetable 偃师银条
Yanshi Silver Stem Vegetable (偃师银条) is a long, white vegetable grown in Yanshi (偃师), a district of Luoyang (洛阳) in Henan, and a geographical-indication product of Yanshi.
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Luoyang Xiaojie Pan-Fried Dumplings 洛阳小街锅贴
Luoyang Xiaojie Pan-Fried Dumplings (洛阳小街锅贴) are the guo tie sold under the Xiaojie (小街) brand on Xigong Xiaojie (西工小街), a street in the Xigong District (西工区) of Luoyang, Henan.
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Jiaxian Pressed Noodles in Mutton Broth 郏县饸饹面
Jiaxian Pressed Noodles in Mutton Broth (郏县饸饹面) are hele (饸饹) noodles from Jiaxian (郏县) in Pingdingshan (平顶山), Henan, made from buckwheat and fine wheat flour and served with mutton.
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Lushan Assorted Braised Pot 鲁山揽锅菜
Lushan Assorted Braised Pot (鲁山揽锅菜) is a mixed stew of braised pork, fried pork meatballs, tofu, glass noodles and fern shoots from Lushan (鲁山), Henan. Its everyday name is zahui cai (杂烩菜, 'mixed stew').
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Baofeng Maigen Braised Chicken 宝丰买根烧鸡
Baofeng Maigen Braised Chicken (宝丰买根烧鸡) is a whole chicken slow-cooked in an old master stock in Baofeng County (宝丰县), Pingdingshan (平顶山), Henan.
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Yexian Huimian Noodle Soup 叶县烩面
Yexian Huimian Noodle Soup (叶县烩面) is the mutton noodle soup of Ye County (叶县), Pingdingshan (平顶山), Henan, made in the qiangguo (炝锅, "pan-searing") style: raw mutton is fried hot in the pot before stock and wide noodle strips go in.
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Wugang Warm Fresh Tofu 舞钢热豆腐
Wugang Warm Fresh Tofu (舞钢热豆腐), also called chilli hot tofu (辣子热豆腐), is freshly pressed bean curd eaten warm with chilli sauce in Wugang (舞钢), a city in Pingdingshan (平顶山), Henan.
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Jiaxian Tofu Soup with Sweet Potato Noodles 郏县豆腐菜
Jiaxian Tofu Soup with Sweet Potato Noodles (郏县豆腐菜) is a bowl of fried tofu shreds, sweet-potato vermicelli and mutton offal in a beef-and-mutton-bone broth, from Jiaxian (郏县) in Pingdingshan (平顶山), Henan.
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Lushan Sheep Offal Soup 鲁山羊杂汤
Lushan Sheep Offal Soup (鲁山羊杂汤) is listed among the local specialties of Pingdingshan, Henan. The name includes 羊杂 (sheep offal). The term 汤 points to soup.
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