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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
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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Tengzhou Braised Pork Noodles 滕州大肉面
Tengzhou Braised Pork Noodles (滕州大肉面) are a bowl of noodles in soup topped with a piece of darou (大肉, 'big meat'), eaten in Tengzhou (滕州), Zaozhuang (枣庄).
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Seaweed Steamed Buns 海菜包子
Seaweed Steamed Buns (海菜包子) are steamed buns filled with seaweed and pork, a dish of Yantai (烟台) and above all of Changdao (长岛).
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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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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
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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Linyi Tall Steamed Buns 临沂高桩馒头
Linyi Tall Steamed Buns (临沂高桩馒头) are slender wheat buns associated with Feixian (费县), especially Shangye (上冶). Steaming them upright on bamboo skewers leaves a hole in the base beneath a rounded top.
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Ningjin Daliu Noodles 宁津大柳面
Ningjin Daliu Noodles (宁津大柳面) are very fine hand-rolled, hand-cut wheat noodles from Ningjin County (宁津县) in Dezhou (德州), Shandong.
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Zouping Paper-Skin Steamed Buns 邹平纸皮包子
Zouping Paper-Skin Steamed Buns (邹平纸皮包子) have a thin, resilient wrapper made with local yam juice or yam powder. The filling substantially outweighs the skin.
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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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Kaifeng carp with crisp noodles 鲤鱼焙面
Dry strands are initially crisp, then turn pliable as they absorb the tangy sauce. The fish contributes tender flesh beneath the contrasting topping.
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