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Beef with Hollow Steamed Buns 牛肉窝窝头
Beef with Hollow Steamed Buns (牛肉窝窝头) is listed among the local specialties of Shanxi. The name includes 牛肉 (beef).
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Cat's Ear Noodles 猫耳朵
Cat's Ear Noodles (猫耳朵) are small curled pieces of dough associated with central and northern Shanxi (山西). Their shape resembles a cat's ear, and their texture is described as chewy and smooth.
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Taiyuan Noodles with Savoury Gravy 太原打卤面
Taiyuan Noodles with Savoury Gravy (太原打卤面) pair chewy hand-rolled noodles with a thick, mixed-ingredient gravy. Bone or meat broth forms the base of the gravy.
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Xiangyuan Hand-Pulled Noodles 襄垣拉面
Xiangyuan Hand-Pulled Noodles (襄垣拉面) are hand-pulled noodles from Xiangyuan County (襄垣县) in Changzhi (长治), Shanxi.
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Qinshui Pressed Noodles 沁水饸饹
Qinshui Pressed Noodles (沁水饸饹) are hele (饸饹), noodles pressed from dough, as cooked in Qinshui (沁水) in the Jincheng (晋城) area of Shanxi.
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Pinglu Hongshan Buckwheat Noodles 平鲁红山荞面
Pinglu Hongshan Buckwheat Noodles (平鲁红山荞面) is listed among the local specialties of Shuozhou, Shanxi. The name includes 荞面 (buckwheat flour). The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.
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Zuoquan Fried Noodles 左权炒面
Zuoquan Fried Noodles (左权炒面) is listed among the local specialties of Jinzhong, Shanxi. The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food. 炒 describes stir-frying.
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Yongji Beef Dumplings 永济牛肉饺子
Yongji Beef Dumplings (永济牛肉饺子) is listed among the local specialties of Yuncheng, Shanxi. The name includes 牛肉 (beef). The term 饺 points to dumplings.
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Wanrong Starch Jelly Noodles 万荣凉粉饸饹
Wanrong Starch Jelly Noodles (万荣凉粉饸饹) is a summer dish from Wanrong County (万荣县) in Yuncheng (运城), Shanxi, that serves starch jelly and hele (饸饹) noodles together in one bowl under a sour and spicy dressing.
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Ningwu Naked-Oat Noodles 宁武莜面
Ningwu Naked-Oat Noodles (宁武莜面) are dishes made from youmian (莜面), the flour of naked oats, in Ningwu County (宁武县), Xinzhou (忻州).
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Linfen Beef Meatball Noodles 临汾牛肉丸子面
Linfen Beef Meatball Noodles (临汾牛肉丸子面) are a bowl of noodles with beef and meatballs in a spicy beef-bone broth from Linfen (临汾) in southern Shanxi.
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Huozhou Pressed Noodles 霍州饸饹面
Huozhou Pressed Noodles (霍州饸饹面) are the hele (饸饹) noodles of Huozhou (霍州) in Linfen (临汾), Shanxi.
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