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

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Hebei

Gaocheng Palace Noodles 藁城宫面

Gaocheng Palace Noodles (藁城宫面) are very fine, hollow dried wheat noodles made in Gaocheng district (藁城区) of Shijiazhuang (石家庄), Hebei.

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Hebei

Ledou Noodles 饹豆捞面

Ledou Noodles (饹豆捞面) is listed among the local specialties of Tangshan, Hebei. The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.

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Hebei

Sitiao Steamed Buns 四条包子

Sitiao Steamed Buns (四条包子) are pork-filled buns from Shanhaiguan (山海关), distinguished by juicy filling and a wrapper made from partly risen dough. The shop opened in 1958.

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Hebei

Changli Zhaojiaguan Dumplings 昌黎赵家馆饺子

Changli Zhaojiaguan Dumplings (昌黎赵家馆饺子) are the basket-steamed dumplings of the Zhaojiaguan (赵家馆) restaurant, whose main branch is on Gulou East Street (鼓楼东大街) in the county town of Changli (昌黎), Qinhuangdao, Hebei.

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Hebei

Seafood Steamed Dumplings 海鲜蒸饺

Seafood Steamed Dumplings (海鲜蒸饺) in Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛) are known locally as haixian daxian (海鲜大馅), "big seafood filling", and the city's own news site calls them Qinhuangdao's landmark food.

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Hebei

Hei Family Dumplings 黑家饺子

Hei Family Dumplings (黑家饺子) are boiled mutton dumplings folded into the shape of an ingot (元宝), a traditional speciality of Xingtai (邢台) in Hebei with a history of nearly a hundred years.

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AI illustration: A bowl of broad rustic wheat or oat dough ribbons and short handmade pasta pieces.
Hebei

Fish-Shaped Oat Noodles 莜面鱼鱼

Fish-Shaped Oat Noodles (莜面鱼鱼) are a hand-shaped form of oat dough eaten in Zhangjiakou (张家口). The flour comes from naked oats, a crop suited to the region’s cool, dry conditions.

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