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Guyang Naked-Oat Noodles 固阳莜面
Guyang Naked-Oat Noodles (固阳莜面) are made from youmian (莜面), the flour milled from naked oats (莜麦) grown in Guyang County (固阳县) in Baotou (包头), Inner Mongolia.
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Damao Roast Saddle of Lamb 达茂烤羊背
Damao Roast Saddle of Lamb (达茂烤羊背) is a roast back of lamb from Darhan Muminggan United Banner (达尔罕茂明安联合旗), usually shortened to Damao Banner, a herding banner of Baotou (包头) that borders Mongolia to the north.
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Yellow River Spring Thaw Fish 黄河开河鱼
Yellow River Spring Thaw Fish (黄河开河鱼) is the fish eaten in Baotou (包头) and other Inner Mongolian cities on the Yellow River when the river ice breaks up each spring.
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Lamb Shaomai Dumplings 羊肉烧卖
Lamb Shaomai Dumplings (羊肉烧卖) are the northern, meat-filled form of shaomai (烧卖): steamed dumplings filled with mutton and spring onion rather than the glutinous rice used in the south.
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Wuhai Grape Chicken 乌海葡萄鸡
Wuhai Grape Chicken (乌海葡萄鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Wuhai, Inner Mongolia. The name includes 鸡 (chicken).
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Wuhai Stewed Arbas Goat 炖羊肉
Wuhai Stewed Arbas Goat (炖羊肉) is a plainly seasoned stew of goat meat on the bone from Wuhai (乌海), a city on the Yellow River with the Ordos grassland at its back.
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Roast Lamb Ribs 烤羊排
Roast Lamb Ribs (烤羊排) belong to the barbecue of Wuhai (乌海), the Inner Mongolian city on the Yellow River with the Ordos grassland (鄂尔多斯草原) at its back.
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Scrambled Eggs with Sand Onion 沙葱炒鸡蛋
Scrambled Eggs with Sand Onion (沙葱炒鸡蛋) is a stir-fry of eggs and sand onion (沙葱), the desert plant known to botanists as Mongolian chive (蒙古韭). Popular Science China (科普中国) calls it the most home-style way to cook sand onion.
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Yellow River Fish 黄河鱼
Yellow River Fish (黄河鱼) in Wuhai (乌海), Inner Mongolia, means fish from the Yellow River (黄河) cooked in the city's fish restaurants and homes, above all stewed whole.
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Hand-Held Boiled Mutton 手扒羊肉
Hand-Held Boiled Mutton (手扒羊肉) is lamb boiled in large pieces and eaten with the fingers, one of the Mongolian dishes served in the city of Wuhai (乌海), Inner Mongolia.
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Hada Flatbread 哈达饼
Hada Flatbread (哈达饼) is a flaky, sweet filled flatbread from Chifeng (赤峰) in Inner Mongolia. It takes its name from Ulanhad (乌兰哈达), a historical Mongolian name for the Chifeng area meaning "red mountain".
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Aohan Flicked Buckwheat Noodles 敖汉拨面
Aohan Flicked Buckwheat Noodles (敖汉拨面) are buckwheat noodles pushed out with a long two-handled blade, a method particular to Aohan Banner (敖汉旗) in Chifeng (赤峰), Inner Mongolia.
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