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AI illustration: A plate of freshly cooked leafy greens with slender stems and a few garlic slices.
Shanxi

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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AI illustration: A deep bowl of fine wheat noodles in clear savory broth.
Shanxi

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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Shanxi

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) — dish photograph
Shanxi

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) — dish photograph
Shanxi

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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AI illustration: A plate of pale boiled lamb chunks with a few bone-in pieces.
Shanxi

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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AI illustration: A bowl of clear savory soup with small cooked tripe strips and organ-meat pieces.
Shanxi

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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Shanxi

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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