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Ruzhou Mung Bean Starch Sheets 汝州粉皮
Ruzhou Mung Bean Starch Sheets (汝州粉皮) are thin, translucent sheets of hand-made mung bean starch from Ruzhou (汝州) in Henan, a representative item of Ruzhou's intangible cultural heritage.
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Savoury Fried-Flour Drink 油茶
Savoury Fried-Flour Drink (油茶) has a Ruzhou (汝州) version made with flour, sesame seeds, peanuts, oil and water. Ruzhou is a county-level city under Pingdingshan (平顶山), Henan (河南).
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Anyang Flat Starch Noodle Soup 安阳扁粉菜
Anyang Flat Starch Noodle Soup (安阳扁粉菜) is a breakfast built around sweet-potato starch noodles, greens, tofu and pork blood curd, simmered together in a large iron pot.
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Pizha Steamed Starch Loaf 皮渣
Pizha Steamed Starch Loaf (皮渣) is a steamed loaf of noodles bound with sweet-potato starch, made in Anyang (安阳) in northern Henan.
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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
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
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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Fermented Mung Bean Pulp Porridge 粉浆饭
Fermented Mung Bean Pulp Porridge (粉浆饭) is a sour, savoury millet porridge from Anyang (安阳) in Henan. Its base is fenjiang (粉浆), the liquid left over after mung beans have been used to make sheet jelly and starch noodles.
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Sanbuzhan Stir-Fried Egg Yolk 炒三不沾
Sanbuzhan Stir-Fried Egg Yolk (炒三不沾) is a sweet dish from Anyang (安阳) in northern Henan, made by working egg yolk and sugar in hot oil until the yolk has soaked up the oil.
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Chuwang Buckwheat Cakes 楚旺扒糕
Chuwang Buckwheat Cakes (楚旺扒糕) are cakes of buckwheat flour served cold with a sharp dressing.
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Upturned Steamed Bowl Dishes 扣碗
Upturned Steamed Bowl Dishes (扣碗) are part of Anyang’s (安阳) traditional food repertoire.
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Xunxian Pebble-Baked Stuffed Bread 浚县子馍
Xunxian Pebble-Baked Stuffed Bread (浚县子馍) is a specialty snack of Xunxian (浚县) county in Hebi (鹤壁), Henan: a flatbread filled with shredded pork and egg and baked on scorching-hot cobblestones.
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