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Iron-Plate Grilled Squid 铁板鱿鱼
Iron-Plate Grilled Squid (铁板鱿鱼) is fresh squid cooked on a hot iron griddle and brushed with seasoning.
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Cold Seaweed Jelly 海凉粉
Cold Seaweed Jelly (海凉粉) is a cold appetiser eaten as a local speciality in Shandong and in Dalian (大连), Liaoning. It is made from a seaweed called shihuacai (石花菜) and has a smooth, slippery texture.
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Spanish Mackerel Dumplings 鲅鱼饺子
Spanish Mackerel Dumplings (鲅鱼饺子) are boiled dumplings filled with minced Spanish mackerel and pork fat, the dish that started the seafood-dumpling tradition of Dalian (大连), Liaoning.
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Dalian Sea Cucumber 大连海参
Dalian Sea Cucumber (大连海参) is the spiny sea cucumber (刺参) raised and harvested in the waters off Dalian (大连), at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula (辽东半岛) on the shores of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea.
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Home-Style Braised Greenling 家焖黄鱼
Home-Style Braised Greenling (家焖黄鱼) is huangyu (黄鱼) braised in the home style (家常焖), the common way of cooking this fish in Dalian (大连).
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Steamed Egg Custard with Sea Urchin 海胆蒸蛋
Steamed Egg Custard with Sea Urchin (海胆蒸蛋) combines sea urchin with steamed egg.
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Stir-Fried Spoon Worms 炒海肠
Stir-Fried Spoon Worms (炒海肠) is a seafood dish made from the spoon worm Urechis unicinctus, a marine worm known in Chinese as haichang (海肠, 'sea intestine').
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Clam Noodles 蚬子面
Clam Noodles (蚬子面) are a noodle soup from Dalian (大连), Liaoning, made with local clams.
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Anshan Date-Shaped Sausages 鞍山肉枣
Anshan Date-Shaped Sausages (鞍山肉枣) are small cooked pork sausages from Anshan (鞍山), Liaoning, whose pieces look like red jujubes. The name rouzao means "meat jujube".
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Haicheng Stuffed Pancakes 海城馅饼
Haicheng Stuffed Pancakes (海城馅饼) are represented locally by the pancakes of Niuzhuang (牛庄), in Anshan (鞍山). Their thin wrappers enclose generous fillings, with a browned, crisp outside and a tender interior.
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Xiuyan Goat Soup 岫岩羊汤
Xiuyan Goat Soup (岫岩羊汤) is a local soup associated with Xiuyan (岫岩), Anshan (鞍山). At Qianbao (前堡), a family business in Huanghuadian Town (黄花甸镇), the meat comes from local castrated male cashmere goats.
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Sweet and Sour Crispy Pork with Nanguo Pear 南果梨锅包肉
Sweet and Sour Crispy Pork with Nanguo Pear (南果梨锅包肉) is listed among the local specialties of Anshan, Liaoning. It is grouped here with meat & poultry dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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