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

Mongolian Meat Pie 蒙古馅饼

Mongolian Meat Pie (蒙古馅饼) is a round pie of soft flour-and-water dough wrapped around minced beef or mutton and cooked on a greased griddle.

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手把肉 · Hand-Held Boiled Mutton
Jilin

Hand-Held Boiled Mutton 手把肉

Hand-Held Boiled Mutton (手把肉), also called shouzhuarou (手抓肉) and called Chanasan makh (Чанасан Мах) in Mongolian, is a way of cooking mutton used by the herding peoples of the grasslands of Mongolia, Inner Mongolia and Northeast China and of the Junggar Basin (准噶尔盆地).

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

Roast Leg of Lamb 烤羊腿

Roast Leg of Lamb (烤羊腿) is a Mongolian dish of a whole leg of lamb, marinated, seasoned and roasted, served in Baicheng (白城), Jilin.

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

Buckwheat Pressed Noodles 荞面饸饹

Buckwheat Pressed Noodles (荞面饸饹) is listed among the local specialties of Baicheng, Jilin. The name includes 荞面 (buckwheat flour). The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.

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Yanbian Barbecue (延边烧烤) — dish photograph
Jilin

Yanbian Barbecue 延边烧烤

Yanbian Barbecue (延边烧烤) is the charcoal-grilled skewer and meat barbecue of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (延边朝鲜族自治州) in Jilin, where diners grill their own food at a stove on each table.

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AI illustration: A small plate of chopped preserved radish.
Jilin

Spicy Pickled Cabbage 辣白菜

Spicy Pickled Cabbage (辣白菜) is the fermented Napa cabbage of the Korean community of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (延边朝鲜族自治州) in Jilin.

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Dog Meat Soup (狗肉汤) — dish photograph
Jilin

Dog Meat Soup 狗肉汤

Dog Meat Soup (狗肉汤) is a soup of dog meat, boiled until soft, from the food of the ethnic Korean (朝鲜族) community, and a dish associated with the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (延边朝鲜族自治州).

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