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

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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AI illustration: A small platter of sliced reddish cooked sausage with one short unsliced sausage.
Inner Mongolia

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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AI illustration: A platter of thick browned roast meat cuts with caramelized edges and a small dish of cumin.
Inner Mongolia

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

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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AI illustration: A cup and a small bowl of warm pale beige milk tea.
Inner Mongolia

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) — dish photograph
Inner Mongolia

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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AI illustration: A small platter of sliced reddish cooked sausage with one short unsliced sausage.
Inner Mongolia

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) — dish photograph
Inner Mongolia

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) — dish photograph
Inner Mongolia

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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