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

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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AI illustration: A small plate of halved cooked eggs with golden yolks and firm whites.
Henan

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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AI illustration: A bamboo tray of white steamed mantou and lightly folded steamed bread rolls.
Henan

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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Henan

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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