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Xixian Flaky Griddle Flatbread 息县油酥火烧
Xixian Flaky Griddle Flatbread (息县油酥火烧), also called yousu mo (油酥馍), is a flaky flatbread from Xi county (息县) in Xinyang (信阳), Henan, made from wheat flour with raw lard, sesame oil, spring onion and salt and baked on an iron griddle.
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Huaibin Battered and Braised Chicken 淮滨面炕鸡
Huaibin Battered and Braised Chicken (淮滨面炕鸡) combines flour-coated chicken with broth, glass noodles and fresh vegetables.
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Guangshan Salted Speckled Duck Eggs 光山麻鸭蛋
Guangshan Salted Speckled Duck Eggs (光山麻鸭蛋) are the salted eggs of the speckled ducks of Guangshan County (光山县) in Xinyang (信阳), Henan, where the county government counts them among its ten treasures.
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Xinyang Hot Dry Noodles 信阳热干面
Xinyang Hot Dry Noodles (信阳热干面) are the Xinyang (信阳) version of the sesame-paste noodles of Wuhan (武汉), eaten as breakfast across the city.
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Xiaoyaozhen Hulatang Peppery Soup 逍遥镇胡辣汤
Xiaoyaozhen Hulatang Peppery Soup (逍遥镇胡辣汤) is the thick, pepper-hot soup of Xiaoyao (逍遥镇), a town in the southwest of Xihua County (西华县), Zhoukou (周口), in Henan.
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Shenqiu Gujia Steamed Bread 沈丘顾家馍
Shenqiu Gujia Steamed Bread (沈丘顾家馍) is a wheat-flour steamed bun, often shaped by hand into animals and flowers, made in Laocheng (老城镇) in Shenqiu County (沈丘县), Zhoukou (周口), Henan.
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Shangshui Guqiang Hot Tofu 商水固墙热豆腐
Shangshui Guqiang Hot Tofu (商水固墙热豆腐) is fresh bean curd from Guqiang (固墙镇), a town in Shangshui County (商水县) of Zhoukou (周口), Henan. It is eaten while still hot, topped with a chilli sauce.
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Dancheng Ningping Fried Dough Twists 郸城宁平麻花
Dancheng Ningping Fried Dough Twists (郸城宁平麻花) is a fried dough twist from Ningping (宁平), in Dancheng County (郸城县), Henan (河南).
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Huaiyang Sauce-Cured Cattail Shoots 淮阳酱蒲菜
Huaiyang Sauce-Cured Cattail Shoots (淮阳酱蒲菜) are a preserved vegetable associated with the lakes around Huaiyang (淮阳) in Zhoukou (周口).
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Xihua Tiankou Braised Chicken 西华田口烧鸡
Xihua Tiankou Braised Chicken (西华田口烧鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Zhoukou, Henan. The name includes 鸡 (chicken).
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Xiangcheng White Sesame Crisp Bread 项城白芝麻焦馍
Xiangcheng White Sesame Crisp Bread (项城白芝麻焦馍) is a crisp bread topped with white sesame from Xiangcheng (项城), a county-level city of Zhoukou (周口), Henan.
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Zhoukou Steamed Dumplings 周口蒸饺
Zhoukou Steamed Dumplings (周口蒸饺) is listed among the local specialties of Zhoukou, Henan. The term 饺 points to dumplings. 蒸 describes steaming.
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