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Cold Seaweed Jelly (海凉粉) — dish photograph
Liaoning

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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Liaoning

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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AI illustration: A shallow white dish of several cooked dark brown sea cucumbers in glossy sauce with a few green scallions.
Liaoning

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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Liaoning

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

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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Liaoning

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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