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Sheep Offal in Broth (羊杂碎) — dish photograph
Inner Mongolia

Sheep Offal in Broth 羊杂碎

Sheep Offal in Broth (羊杂碎) is a mildly spicy dish of Hohhot (呼和浩特), commonly made with sheep heart, lung, intestine and stomach. The offal is cleaned and simmered until cooked through and fragrant.

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AI illustration: A bowl of broad rustic wheat or oat dough ribbons and short handmade pasta pieces.
Inner Mongolia

Wuchuan Naked-Oat Noodles 武川莜面

Wuchuan Naked-Oat Noodles (武川莜面) are the noodles, rolls, dumplings and other foods made from naked-oat flour in Wuchuan County (武川县), Hohhot (呼和浩特), Inner Mongolia.

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Shaomai Steamed Dumplings (稍麦) — dish photograph
Inner Mongolia

Shaomai Steamed Dumplings 稍麦

Shaomai Steamed Dumplings (稍麦) are the lamb-filled steamed dumplings that Hohhot (呼和浩特) in Inner Mongolia eats for breakfast, their thin wheat skins gathered at the top so that each one looks like a pomegranate.

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AI illustration: A plate of two round or oval browned stuffed flatbreads.
Inner Mongolia

Mutton-Stuffed Pancake 羊肉馅饼

Mutton-Stuffed Pancake (羊肉馅饼) is listed among the local specialties of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. The name includes 羊肉 (lamb or mutton). The term 饼 points to cakes or flatbreads.

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奶皮子 · Mongolian Milk Skin
Inner Mongolia

Mongolian Milk Skin 奶皮子

Mongolian Milk Skin (奶皮子), called öröm (өрөм) in Mongolian, is one of the milk foods of the Mongolian people: a dairy product that forms as a skin on the surface of slowly boiled fresh milk.

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Reference photo for Baotou Shaomai Dumplings · 包头烧麦同类菜品参考照片
Inner Mongolia

Baotou Shaomai Dumplings 包头烧麦

Baotou Shaomai Dumplings (包头烧麦) are thin-skinned steamed dumplings filled with mutton, eaten for breakfast in Baotou (包头), Inner Mongolia, with vinegar and a pot of tea.

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AI illustration: A bowl of broad rustic wheat or oat dough ribbons and short handmade pasta pieces.
Inner Mongolia

Beiguozi Hotpot 背锅子

Beiguozi Hotpot (背锅子) is listed among the local specialties of Baotou, Inner Mongolia. It is grouped here with hotpots & shared pots; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Hand-Torn Boiled Meat (手扒肉) — dish photograph
Inner Mongolia

Hand-Torn Boiled Meat 手扒肉

Hand-Torn Boiled Meat (手扒肉) is lamb cooked in large pieces in plain water and eaten with the hands, a Mongol dish that Baotou (包头) in Inner Mongolia counts among its local specialities.

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