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Local dishes, ingredients and the stories behind them.

Korean-Style Pounded Rice Cake 朝鲜族打糕
Korean-Style Pounded Rice Cake (朝鲜族打糕) is the rice cake of China's Korean ethnic group (朝鲜族), made by beating steamed glutinous rice with wooden mallets.
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Dog Meat Soup 狗肉汤
Dog Meat Soup (狗肉汤) in Jixi (鸡西), Heilongjiang, is a dish of the city's Korean-Chinese (朝鲜族) community.
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Small-Skewer Barbecue 小串烧烤
Small-Skewer Barbecue (小串烧烤) in Hegang (鹤岗) is distinguished by thin slices of meat threaded six or seven to a skewer and cooked quickly over fierce heat.
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Hegang Whitefish 鹤岗白鱼
Hegang Whitefish (鹤岗白鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Hegang, Heilongjiang. The name includes 鱼 (fish).
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Northeastern Iron-Pot Stew 东北炖菜
Northeastern Iron-Pot Stew (东北炖菜) is listed among the local specialties of Hegang, Heilongjiang. 炖 describes slow simmering.
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Pickled Cabbage with Pork Belly 酸菜白肉
Pickled Cabbage with Pork Belly (酸菜白肉) is listed among the local specialties of Hegang, Heilongjiang. The name includes 酸菜 (pickled vegetables).
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Frozen Pears 冻梨
Frozen Pears (冻梨) are a northeastern winter fruit dessert with dark skins and juicy flesh after thawing.
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Sticky Bean Buns 粘豆包
Sticky Bean Buns (粘豆包) appears in the local food directory for Heilongjiang. The Chinese introduction below explains the named food and its preparation in the linked culinary reference.
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Raohe Whole Fish Banquet 饶河全鱼宴
Raohe Whole Fish Banquet (饶河全鱼宴) brings together a range of river-fish dishes in Raohe (饶河). Local fish restaurants offer banquets of more than twenty dishes, including steamed aohua fish (鳌花) and gaya fish (嘎牙子) braised in sauce.
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Northeastern Pig-Slaughter Stew 东北杀猪菜
Northeastern Pig-Slaughter Stew (东北杀猪菜) commonly brings sour cabbage, pork belly and blood sausage together in one pot. It is also part of a broader whole-pig feast.
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Grilled Fish 烤鱼
Grilled Fish (烤鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang. The name includes 鱼 (fish). 烤 describes roasting or grilling.
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Pork Stewed with Wild Greens 山野菜炖肉
Pork Stewed with Wild Greens (山野菜炖肉) is listed among the local specialties of Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang. 炖 describes slow simmering.
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