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Heilongjiang

Northeastern Frozen Pears 东北冻梨

Northeastern Frozen Pears (东北冻梨) are pears frozen rock-hard in the Heilongjiang winter until their skins turn black, then thawed in water and eaten for their cold, sweet-sour juice.

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Hezhe Talaha Grilled Fish (赫哲塔拉哈) — dish photograph
Heilongjiang

Hezhe Talaha Grilled Fish 赫哲塔拉哈

Hezhe Talaha Grilled Fish (赫哲塔拉哈) is the charcoal-grilled fish of the Hezhen (赫哲族) people of Heilongjiang: slices of fish are seared briefly over a fierce fire, the scales are peeled away and the fish is dipped in sauce.

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AI illustration: A shallow bowl of white cooked boneless fish slices in a light savory sauce.
Heilongjiang

Frozen Raw Fish Shavings 刨花鱼片

Frozen Raw Fish Shavings (刨花鱼片) are thin curls planed from frozen, skinned raw fish and eaten with a sour-hot dip, a winter food of the Hezhe (赫哲族), the fishing and hunting people of Heilongjiang's river country.

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Fish Floss (鱼毛) — dish photograph
Heilongjiang

Fish Floss 鱼毛

Fish Floss (鱼毛) is a dish of the Hezhen people (赫哲族), a river-fishing people of Heilongjiang; Chinese Wikipedia lists it as tasihan (它斯罕), also called stir-fried fish floss (炒鱼毛).

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AI illustration: A deep ceramic bowl of cooked bone-in fish chunks in pale broth.
Heilongjiang

Fish Stewed with Pickled Cabbage 酸菜炖鱼

Fish Stewed with Pickled Cabbage (酸菜炖鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Jiamusi, Heilongjiang. The name includes 鱼 (fish), 酸菜 (pickled vegetables). 炖 describes slow simmering.

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

Korean Cold Noodles 朝鲜冷面

Korean Cold Noodles (朝鲜冷面) are a chilled noodle dish found in Jiamusi (佳木斯). China News Service describes the city’s summer bowl as springy, smooth buckwheat noodles in iced beef broth, topped with spicy cabbage, egg and pear slices, then finished with a spoonful of red chilli sauce.

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Heilongjiang

Tongjiang Fish Banquet 同江鱼宴

Tongjiang Fish Banquet (同江鱼宴) brings several Hezhe-style fish preparations to the same table in Tongjiang (同江), where the Heilongjiang River (黑龙江) and Songhua River (松花江) meet.

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Heilongjiang

Fuyuan Kaluga Sturgeon Banquet 抚远鳇鱼宴

Fuyuan Kaluga Sturgeon Banquet (抚远鳇鱼宴) is a fish meal centred on the kaluga sturgeon (鳇鱼) of the Amur, eaten in Fuyuan (抚远), the city at China's far eastern tip where the Amur and Ussuri rivers meet.

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AI illustration: A small platter of sliced reddish cooked sausage with one short unsliced sausage.
Heilongjiang

Boli Red Sausage 勃利红肠

Boli Red Sausage (勃利红肠) is listed among the local specialties of Qitaihe, Heilongjiang. It is grouped here with meat & poultry dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Heilongjiang

Northeastern Stewed Fish 东北炖鱼

Northeastern Stewed Fish (东北炖鱼) is listed among the local specialties of Qitaihe, Heilongjiang. The name includes 鱼 (fish). 炖 describes slow simmering.

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Heilongjiang

Jingpo Lake Fish Banquet 镜泊湖鱼宴

Jingpo Lake Fish Banquet (镜泊湖鱼宴) is a meal of many dishes made from the wild fish of Jingpo Lake (镜泊湖), a freshwater lake in southeastern Heilongjiang with the city of Mudanjiang (牡丹江) to its north.

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