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Jingxing minxu dough pieces 井陉抿须
They are slippery, tender and lightly resilient, with the grain flavor changing according to the flour blend.
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Shangyi translucent dumplings 尚义玻璃饺子
The wrapper is supple and slightly elastic, creating a different bite from an opaque wheat dumpling. The center provides most of the seasoning and richness.
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Chengde pine-twig steamed buns 承德松枝包子
The chief contrast is fluffy dough against a juicy savoury centre. Any woody fragrance should be secondary to the filling.
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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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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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Shanhaiguan Copper Pot Stew 山海关浑锅
Shanhaiguan Copper Pot Stew (山海关浑锅), also written hunguo (荤锅), is a layered pot of pickled cabbage, pork and seafood from Shanhaiguan (山海关) in Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛), Hebei.
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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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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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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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Wu'an Hand-Pulled Noodles 武安拽面
Wu'an Hand-Pulled Noodles (武安拽面), zhuaimian in Chinese, are the pulled noodles of Wu'an (武安) in Handan (邯郸), Hebei.
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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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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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