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Geji braised flatbread strips 葛记焖饼
The result is moist, substantial and richly seasoned, with tender pork and a firm wheat bite.
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Wangu lamb noodles 万古羊肉面
The noodles provide a chewy staple against the warming lamb flavour. Pepper or chilli can be added without defining every bowl.
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Caiji Steamed Dumplings 蔡记蒸饺
Caiji Steamed Dumplings (蔡记蒸饺) are a Henan (河南) speciality documented by the Zhengzhou (郑州) culture and tourism authority.
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Lao Caiji Wontons 老蔡记馄饨
Lao Caiji Wontons (老蔡记馄饨) are the chicken-shred wontons of Cai Ji (蔡记), the house whose steamed dumplings are one of Zhengzhou's (郑州) three old names, and the wontons are sold alongside those dumplings as a pair.
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Braised Noodles 焖面
Braised Noodles (焖面) is listed among the local specialties of Zhengzhou, Henan. The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.
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Kaifeng Pan-Fried Dumplings 开封锅贴
Kaifeng Pan-Fried Dumplings (开封锅贴) are guo tie, long filled wheat dumplings fried in a little oil and water, a dish that Chinese Wikipedia counts mostly as Kaifeng (开封) cooking in Henan.
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Noodles in Fermented Sour Pulp 浆面条
Noodles in Fermented Sour Pulp (浆面条), also called jiangfan (浆饭), are a Luoyang (洛阳) speciality cooked in naturally soured mung-bean liquid.
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Pan-Fried Dumplings 锅贴
Pan-Fried Dumplings (锅贴) appears in the local food directory for Henan. The Chinese introduction below explains the named food and its preparation in the linked culinary reference.
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Hutu Thick-Soup Noodles 糊涂面
Hutu Thick-Soup Noodles (糊涂面) are a Henan (河南) dish of noodles cooked in a thick pot of corn grits with beans and greens.
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Luoyang Xiaojie Pan-Fried Dumplings 洛阳小街锅贴
Luoyang Xiaojie Pan-Fried Dumplings (洛阳小街锅贴) are the guo tie sold under the Xiaojie (小街) brand on Xigong Xiaojie (西工小街), a street in the Xigong District (西工区) of Luoyang, Henan.
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Jiaxian Pressed Noodles in Mutton Broth 郏县饸饹面
Jiaxian Pressed Noodles in Mutton Broth (郏县饸饹面) are hele (饸饹) noodles from Jiaxian (郏县) in Pingdingshan (平顶山), Henan, made from buckwheat and fine wheat flour and served with mutton.
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Yexian Huimian Noodle Soup 叶县烩面
Yexian Huimian Noodle Soup (叶县烩面) is the mutton noodle soup of Ye County (叶县), Pingdingshan (平顶山), Henan, made in the qiangguo (炝锅, "pan-searing") style: raw mutton is fried hot in the pot before stock and wide noodle strips go in.
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