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Bagong Scallions with Pork 巴公烧大葱
Bagong Scallions with Pork (巴公烧大葱) makes scallion whites the main ingredient of a Jincheng (晋城) dish. The scallions grown in Bagong (巴公) are large, strongly aromatic and thick-fleshed.
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Yangcheng Caul-Wrapped Liver Rolls 阳城烧肝
Yangcheng Caul-Wrapped Liver Rolls (阳城烧肝) are made from pork liver enclosed in pork caul fat, then fried, steamed, sliced and fried again. The finished slices are served with shredded spring onion and Shanxi (山西) aged vinegar.
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Lingchuan Lamb Baked Bread 陵川羊肉火烧
Lingchuan Lamb Baked Bread (陵川羊肉火烧) is listed among the local specialties of Jincheng, Shanxi. The name includes 羊肉 (lamb or mutton). The term 火烧 points to baked bread.
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Qinshui Pressed Noodles 沁水饸饹
Qinshui Pressed Noodles (沁水饸饹) are hele (饸饹), noodles pressed from dough, as cooked in Qinshui (沁水) in the Jincheng (晋城) area of Shanxi.
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Gaoping Ten-Bowl Banquet 高平十大碗
Gaoping Ten-Bowl Banquet (高平十大碗) is a pork-centred banquet whose ten soup bowls form the closing main event. It is served in Gaoping (高平) for major festivals and weddings.
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Fried Batter Corners 油糊角
Fried Batter Corners (油糊角) are a fried snack of Yangcheng County (阳城), Jincheng (晋城), in south-eastern Shanxi. The dough is broomcorn millet flour (黍米面), and each piece is filled with either red bean or carrot.
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Yingxian Cold Starch Jelly 应县凉粉
Yingxian Cold Starch Jelly (应县凉粉) is a cold jelly made from potato starch in Ying County (应县), Shuozhou (朔州), Shanxi. The Ying County government describes it as a local snack with a flavour of its own, sold in large quantities.
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Youyu Lamb 右玉羊肉
Youyu Lamb (右玉羊肉) is a regional meat product from Youyu (右玉) county in Shuozhou (朔州), northwestern Shanxi (山西). Its name received agricultural geographical-indication registration from the Ministry of Agriculture in 2010.
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Shuozhou Fried Millet Cakes 朔州油糕
Shuozhou Fried Millet Cakes (朔州油糕) is listed among the local specialties of Shuozhou, Shanxi. The term 糕 points to cakes.
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Huairen Sheep Offal Bowl 怀仁羊杂
Huairen Sheep Offal Bowl (怀仁羊杂) is a bowl of chopped sheep offal in broth with potato-starch noodles from Huairen (怀仁) in Shuozhou (朔州), Shanxi.
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Shanyin Fried Dough Snacks 山阴油果子
Shanyin Fried Dough Snacks (山阴油果子) is listed among the local specialties of Shuozhou, Shanxi. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Pinglu Hongshan Buckwheat Noodles 平鲁红山荞面
Pinglu Hongshan Buckwheat Noodles (平鲁红山荞面) is listed among the local specialties of Shuozhou, Shanxi. The name includes 荞面 (buckwheat flour). The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.
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