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AI illustration: A bowl of broad rustic wheat or oat dough ribbons and short handmade pasta pieces.
Hebei

Fish-Shaped Oat Noodles 莜面鱼鱼

Fish-Shaped Oat Noodles (莜面鱼鱼) are a hand-shaped form of oat dough eaten in Zhangjiakou (张家口). The flour comes from naked oats, a crop suited to the region’s cool, dry conditions.

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AI illustration: A plate with a few round golden baked or griddled flatbreads.
Hebei

Yangyuan Flaky Baked Pastry 阳原圪渣饼

Yangyuan Flaky Baked Pastry (阳原圪渣饼) is a thin, sweet, crisp pastry associated with Chuaigutuan (揣骨疃) in Yangyuan County (阳原县). Its local name refers to guoba (锅巴), the crisp crust formed in a cooking pot.

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Hebei

Huai'an Tofu Skin 怀安豆腐皮

Huai'an Tofu Skin (怀安豆腐皮) is the paper-thin soybean sheet of Huai'ancheng (怀安城) in Huai'an County (怀安县), Zhangjiakou (张家口), Hebei.

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AI illustration: A wooden tray of pale steamed glutinous rice cakes cut into tidy soft blocks.
Hebei

Yuxian Yellow Millet Cake 蔚县黄糕

Yuxian Yellow Millet Cake (蔚县黄糕) is made from sticky yellow millet flour in Yu County (蔚县), Zhangjiakou (张家口). The grain is hulled and ground before cooking.

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Hebei

Xuanhua Steamed Naked-Oat Rolls 宣化油面窝窝

Xuanhua Steamed Naked-Oat Rolls (宣化油面窝窝) are small hand-rolled pieces of naked-oat flour, steamed in steamer baskets and dipped in a mushroom sauce, from Xuanhua (宣化), a district of Zhangjiakou (张家口) in Hebei.

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AI illustration: A whole roasted lamb arranged flat on a long plain platter.
Hebei

Zhangbei Whole Roast Lamb 张北烤全羊

Zhangbei Whole Roast Lamb (张北烤全羊) is a whole sheep roasted in one piece and carved at the table, listed by the government of Zhangbei County (张北县) in Zhangjiakou (张家口), Hebei, among the county's local specialities.

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