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Heilongjiang Lion's Head Meatballs 黑龙江狮子头
Heilongjiang Lion's Head Meatballs (黑龙江狮子头) is listed among the local specialties of Heilongjiang. The name includes 狮子头 (a meatball dish name, not a literal animal ingredient).
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Heilongjiang Scallion-Braised Sea Cucumber 黑龙江葱烧海参
Heilongjiang Scallion-Braised Sea Cucumber (黑龙江葱烧海参) is rehydrated sea cucumber cooked with large scallion (大葱) in a thick, rich sauce.
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Imperial Mock Bear Paw 御品赛熊掌
Imperial Mock Bear Paw (御品赛熊掌) is a Heilongjiang banquet dish that copies braised bear paw with pork skin, minced meat and beef tendon, since bear paw itself can no longer be cooked.
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Imperial Sturgeon Cartilage 御品鳇鱼骨
Imperial Sturgeon Cartilage (御品鳇鱼骨) is a Heilongjiang banquet dish made with the bone of the kaluga (鳇鱼), the giant sturgeon of the Heilongjiang (黑龙江) river basin.
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Steamed Pork with Hazel Mushrooms 榛蘑蒸肉
Steamed Pork with Hazel Mushrooms (榛蘑蒸肉) is listed among the local specialties of Heilongjiang. 蒸 describes steaming.
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Mock Shark Fin 赛鱼翅
Mock Shark Fin (赛鱼翅) is listed among the local specialties of Heilongjiang. The name includes 赛鱼翅 (an imitation-style banquet name).
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Pig-Slaughter Stew 杀猪菜
Pig-Slaughter Stew (杀猪菜), literally pig-killing dish, is the north-east Chinese pot of pork cooked with pickled cabbage; in Heilongjiang it also takes the form of a Manchu (满族) whole-pig banquet from Lanling (兰棱).
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Soy-Braised Pork Spine 酱骨架
Soy-Braised Pork Spine (酱骨架) is listed among the local specialties of Harbin, Heilongjiang. 酱 describes sauce or bean-paste seasoning.
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Smoked Five-Spice Chum Salmon 熏五香大马哈鱼
Smoked Five-Spice Chum Salmon (熏五香大马哈鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Harbin, Heilongjiang. The name includes 鱼 (fish). 熏 describes smoking.
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Guolao Pan-Fried Dumplings 锅烙
Guolao Pan-Fried Dumplings (锅烙) is listed among the local specialties of Harbin, Heilongjiang. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Laodingfeng Pastries 老鼎丰糕点
Laodingfeng Pastries (老鼎丰糕点) are the pastries and mooncakes of Laodingfeng (老鼎丰), a pastry maker in Harbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang, whose factory dates from 1911.
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Russian-Style Western Cuisine 俄式西餐
Russian-Style Western Cuisine (俄式西餐) is the Russian-rooted restaurant cooking of Harbin (哈尔滨), which the China Hotel Association named China's "Capital of Western Food" in 2017.
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