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Benxi Tofu Skin 本溪豆皮
Benxi Tofu Skin (本溪豆皮) is a soybean sheet eaten in the city of Benxi (本溪), Liaoning.
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Huanren Grilled Fish 桓仁烤鱼
Huanren Grilled Fish (桓仁烤鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Benxi, Liaoning. The name includes 鱼 (fish). 烤 describes roasting or grilling.
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Manchu Eight-Bowl Banquet 满族八大碗
Manchu Eight-Bowl Banquet (满族八大碗) is a named set of dishes from Manchu home cooking, served in Benxi (本溪), Liaoning.
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Benxi Sheep Offal 本溪羊杂
Benxi Sheep Offal (本溪羊杂) is listed among the local specialties of Benxi, Liaoning. The name includes 羊杂 (sheep offal).
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Forest Frog Stewed with Potatoes 林蛙炖土豆
Forest Frog Stewed with Potatoes (林蛙炖土豆) is listed among the local specialties of Benxi, Liaoning. The name includes 土豆 (potato). 炖 describes slow simmering.
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Korean Cold Noodles 朝鲜冷面
Korean Cold Noodles (朝鲜冷面) are a traditional food of the Korean peninsula. There, cold noodles are usually thought of as a dish of the north, of cities such as Hamhung (咸兴) and Pyongyang (平壤).
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Pan-Fried Starch Jelly 焖子
Pan-Fried Starch Jelly (焖子) is a local snack in Dandong (丹东). Starch and water are cooked into a jelly, cooled into a firm block, then cut into small pieces for frying and dressing.
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Seafood Barbecue 海鲜烧烤
Seafood Barbecue (海鲜烧烤) in Dandong (丹东) centres on seasonal seafood, especially huangxianzi (黄蚬子), the yellow clams that China News Service identifies as a signature choice.
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Braised Chicken with Chestnuts 板栗烧鸡
Braised Chicken with Chestnuts (板栗烧鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Dandong, Liaoning. The name includes 鸡 (chicken), 板栗 (chestnuts).
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Donggang Swimming Crab 东港飞蟹
Donggang Swimming Crab (东港飞蟹) is the swimming crab, Portunus trituberculatus, from Dandong (丹东), Liaoning, sold under the Donggang (东港) name.
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Shizhu Ginseng Chicken Soup 石柱参鸡汤
Shizhu Ginseng Chicken Soup (石柱参鸡汤) combines chicken with the ginseng associated with Shizhuzi Village (石柱子村), in Dandong’s Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County (丹东宽甸满族自治县).
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Dandong Pounded Rice Cake 丹东打糕
Dandong Pounded Rice Cake (丹东打糕) is the dagao of the Korean ethnic group (朝鲜族) as made in Dandong (丹东), Liaoning: glutinous rice steamed and then pounded into a cake.
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