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Steamed Blood Cake (血糕) — dish photograph
Henan

Steamed Blood Cake 血糕

Steamed Blood Cake (血糕) is a snack from Anyang (安阳), Henan, made by steaming buckwheat flour with pig's blood and then slicing and frying the cake before it is served with garlic.

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Neihuang Blood Sausage (内黄灌肠) — dish photograph
Henan

Neihuang Blood Sausage 内黄灌肠

Neihuang Blood Sausage (内黄灌肠) is a pig's-blood and flour sausage in pig's intestine from Neihuang County (内黄县), Henan, which the county government lists among its local snacks and dates to the Xianfeng reign (咸丰) of the Qing dynasty, more than 170 years ago.

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Anyang Smoked Trio (安阳三熏) — dish photograph
Henan

Anyang Smoked Trio 安阳三熏

Anyang Smoked Trio (安阳三熏) comprises smoked chicken, eggs and pork offal. The three categories grew from a trade originally centred on chicken and eggs in Anyang (安阳), later expanding to include pig’s head, stomach and tongue.

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