Hotpot, noodles & dough dishes 火锅、粉面与面点

Compare shared hotpots, wheat and rice noodles, dumplings, and selected bread or rice-cake dishes. Ordinary soups appear under Regional cuisines.

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AI illustration: A deep bowl of fine wheat noodles in clear savory broth.
Shandong

Clam and Green Bean Noodles 蛤蜊芸豆面

Clam and Green Bean Noodles (蛤蜊芸豆面) are wheat noodles cooked with, or topped with, a savoury mix of clams and green beans, a noodle dish of Qingdao (青岛) that Qingdao News Network (青岛新闻网) calls a classic of the city.

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Boshan Mixed Stew (博山烩菜) — dish photograph
Shandong

Boshan Mixed Stew 博山烩菜

Boshan Mixed Stew (博山烩菜) combines salted meat with spinach, starch noodles and dried tofu. It is a food of Boshan (博山) in Zibo (淄博), described in the city culture and tourism bureau's guide to Shandong dishes.

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AI illustration: A plain bowl and plate of soft pale folded dumplings with thin dough skins and visible pleats.
Shandong

Weihai Spanish Mackerel Dumplings 威海鲅鱼水饺

Weihai Spanish Mackerel Dumplings (威海鲅鱼水饺) are boiled dumplings filled with fresh Spanish mackerel, made large and with a generous filling along the coast of Weihai (威海), especially in Rongcheng (荣成).

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AI illustration: A deep bowl of fine wheat noodles in clear savory broth.
Shandong

Taoluo Mutton Noodles 涛雒羊肉面条

Taoluo Mutton Noodles (涛雒羊肉面条) are hand-rolled wheat noodles served in a clear mutton broth with sliced meat, from the town of Taoluo (涛雒) in Rizhao (日照).

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Tiny Clam Noodle Soup (海沙子面) — dish photograph
Shandong

Tiny Clam Noodle Soup 海沙子面

Tiny Clam Noodle Soup (海沙子面) is hand-rolled noodles served in a golden broth made from a very small clam, a Rizhao (日照) dish that the city's Communist Party publicity department calls unique to Rizhao.

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Photograph of Huimian (烩面).
Henan

Huimian 烩面

The broad noodles are supple and chewy, carrying a rich broth well. Meat, greens or tofu products introduce contrasting textures.

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