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Hebei

Weichang Potato Banquet 围场土豆宴

Weichang Potato Banquet (围场土豆宴) is a spread of potato dishes from Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County (围场满族蒙古族自治县) in Chengde (承德).

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Hebei

Imperial Buckwheat Noodles 御拨面

Imperial Buckwheat Noodles (御拨面) are buckwheat noodles from the town of Zhangsanying (张三营) in Longhua County (隆化县), Hebei, which Chengde Tourism (承德旅游) names as the most celebrated of the many ways buckwheat is eaten around Chengde (承德).

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Hebei

Nansha Cake 南沙饼

Nansha Cake (南沙饼) is a sweet, griddle-baked filled pastry from Chengde (承德). The Hebei Department of Culture and Tourism's travel site gives its other name as Bagou sugar cake (八勾糖饼) and ties it to Pingquan (平泉), where a sugar cake filled with the same sugar, candied shreds, melon seeds and walnuts is made today as Yushan Tangbing Nanshasu (御膳糖饼南沙酥), the "imperial-kitchen sugar cake, nansha pastry".

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