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Steamed Millet with Red Jujubes 红枣蒸黄米
Steamed Millet with Red Jujubes (红枣蒸黄米) is listed among the local specialties of Shanxi. The name includes 黄米 (millet), 红枣 (jujubes). 蒸 describes steaming.
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Steamed Pork Belly with Lotus Leaf Pancakes 酱梅肉荷叶饼
Steamed Pork Belly with Lotus Leaf Pancakes (酱梅肉荷叶饼) is a Shanxi dish of sliced pork belly steamed with fermented bean curd and eaten rolled up in wheat pancakes called lotus-leaf pancakes.
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Taiyuan Sheep Offal Soup 太原羊杂割
Taiyuan Sheep Offal Soup (太原羊杂割) combines chopped sheep offal with meat broth and aromatics. It represents the central branch of a Shanxi (山西) dish with distinct southern and northern versions.
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Laoshuku Glutinous Rice Balls 老鼠窟元宵
Laoshuku Glutinous Rice Balls (老鼠窟元宵) are the yuanxiao (元宵) of the Hengyicheng Sweet Shop (恒义诚甜食店) in Taiyuan (太原), Shanxi.
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Guanchang Street Snack 灌肠
Guanchang Street Snack (灌肠) in Taiyuan (太原), Shanxi, is made from buckwheat batter steamed in bowls, cooled and turned out, then dressed cold or stir-fried hot.
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Cat's Ear Noodles 猫耳朵
Cat's Ear Noodles (猫耳朵) are small curled pieces of dough associated with central and northern Shanxi (山西). Their shape resembles a cat's ear, and their texture is described as chewy and smooth.
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Taiyuan Noodles with Savoury Gravy 太原打卤面
Taiyuan Noodles with Savoury Gravy (太原打卤面) pair chewy hand-rolled noodles with a thick, mixed-ingredient gravy. Bone or meat broth forms the base of the gravy.
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Buckwheat Guanchang Snack 荞面灌肠
Buckwheat Guanchang Snack (荞面灌肠) is a steamed buckwheat-flour snack from Taiyuan (太原), Shanxi.
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Shaomei Steamed Dumplings 稍梅
Shaomei Steamed Dumplings (稍梅) are a well-known snack of Taiyuan (太原) and other places in Shanxi: steamed dumplings with a very thin, pleated wrapper and a generous filling.
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Datong Braised Rabbit Heads 大同兔头
Datong Braised Rabbit Heads (大同兔头) are a seasoned snack with a history tied to the rabbit trade in Datong (大同).
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Datong Sheep Offal Bowl 大同羊杂
Datong Sheep Offal Bowl (大同羊杂) represents the northern branch of Shanxi’s (山西) sheep-offal cooking, with broth and solids simmering together in one large pot.
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Steamed Yellow Millet Cake 黄糕
Steamed Yellow Millet Cake (黄糕) is the steamed cake of yellow millet (黄米) that Datong (大同) people eat plain, as sugao (素糕), or wrapped round a filling and deep-fried as youzhagao (油炸糕).
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