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A plate of golden pan-fried guotie dumplings.
Henan

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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AI illustration: A plate of freshly cooked leafy greens with slender stems and a few garlic slices.
Henan

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

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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Henan

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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AI illustration: A bowl of clear savory soup with small cooked tripe strips and organ-meat pieces.
Henan

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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