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Crispy Sweet and Sour Pork 锅包肉
Crispy Sweet and Sour Pork (锅包肉) is a dish of fried pork tenderloin slices finished in a sauce.
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Mongolian Meat Pie 蒙古馅饼
Mongolian Meat Pie (蒙古馅饼) is listed among the local specialties of Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. The term 饼 points to cakes or flatbreads.
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Mongolian Sheep Blood Sausage 羊盘肠
Mongolian Sheep Blood Sausage (羊盘肠) is a Mongolian dish of sheep's small intestine filled with seasoned sheep blood, listed by the Chifeng (赤峰) city government among the foods of the city.
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Roast Leg of Lamb 烤羊腿
Roast Leg of Lamb (烤羊腿) is listed among the local specialties of Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. The name includes 羊 (sheep). 烤 describes roasting or grilling.
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Buckwheat Pressed Noodles 荞面饸饹
Buckwheat Pressed Noodles (荞面饸饹) is listed among the local specialties of Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. The name includes 荞面 (buckwheat flour). The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.
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Naiman Whole Lamb Banquet 奈曼全羊宴
Naiman Whole Lamb Banquet (奈曼全羊宴) is listed among the local specialties of Tongliao, Inner Mongolia. The name includes 羊 (sheep).
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Horqin Beef Jerky 科尔沁牛肉干
Horqin Beef Jerky (科尔沁牛肉干) is air-dried beef from Tongliao (通辽) in Inner Mongolia.
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Milk Tea with Roasted Millet 炒米奶茶
Milk Tea with Roasted Millet (炒米奶茶) pairs Mongolian milk tea with roasted millet (炒米), and in Tongliao (通辽), Inner Mongolia, roasted millet can be soaked in milk tea with butter and fresh milk curd.
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Blood Sausage 血肠
Blood Sausage (血肠) in Tongliao (通辽), Inner Mongolia, is lamb blood sausage (羊血肠): lamb's blood thickened with buckwheat flour, piped into the animal's small intestine and boiled.
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Meat Sausage 肉肠
Meat Sausage (肉肠) is listed among the local specialties of Tongliao, Inner Mongolia. It is grouped here with meat & poultry dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Sour Fermented Grain Porridge 酸粥
Sour Fermented Grain Porridge (酸粥) is a fermented staple of broomcorn millet (糜米) eaten in Ordos (鄂尔多斯), Inner Mongolia; Inner Mongolia Daily (内蒙古日报) names millet sour porridge among the Ordos local specialities.
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Whole Lamb Back 羊背子
Whole Lamb Back (羊背子) is the whole boiled sheep that Mongol herders in Ordos (鄂尔多斯), Inner Mongolia, set before guests at sacrifices, weddings, elders' birthdays and welcome banquets.
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