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AI illustration: A white platter of golden crisp cooked fish portions.
Liaoning

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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AI illustration: A bowl of clear savory soup with small cooked tripe strips and organ-meat pieces.
Liaoning

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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Bowl of cold noodles in red broth topped with cucumber, tomato and sesame
Liaoning

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) — dish photograph
Liaoning

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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AI illustration: A restrained shared seafood platter with cooked fish pieces.
Liaoning

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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AI illustration: A platter with cooked orange-red crabs.
Liaoning

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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AI illustration: A rustic ceramic bowl of bone-in chicken pieces in golden-brown broth with mushrooms and a few ginger slices.
Liaoning

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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AI illustration: A wooden tray of pale steamed glutinous rice cakes cut into tidy soft blocks.
Liaoning

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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