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Lamb Sausage Noodles 羊肠面
Lamb Sausage Noodles (羊肠面) are a Xining noodle dish also called zhuamian (抓面), 'grabbed noodles'. Golden noodles are scalded in hot beef broth and served with lamb sausage, beef and seasoning.
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Qinghai Charcoal Hot Pot 青海土火锅
Qinghai Charcoal Hot Pot (青海土火锅) cooks vegetables and a layer of meat and other ingredients in broth over charcoal. In Huangzhong District (湟中区) of Xining (西宁), it is called nuanguo (暖锅), or warming pot.
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Hualong Beef Noodles 化隆牛肉面
Hualong Beef Noodles (化隆牛肉面) belongs to the pulled-noodle trade of Hualong Hui Autonomous County (化隆回族自治县), in Haidong (海东), Qinghai (青海). The name is also a registered brand used in the county's noodle-shop network.
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Wuzhong beef noodles 吴忠牛肉面
The bowl is savory and substantial, with a resilient noodle bite and meat-rich aroma. It can easily become the main portion of an otherwise small-plate breakfast.
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Guyuan oat noodles 燕面揉揉
They are soft yet substantial, with a clear nutty grain flavor and a denser bite than very fine wheat noodles. Dressing provides acidity and heat.
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Shengcuan noodle soup 生汆面
The noodle pieces are smooth and chewy against tender meat, with vinegar and herbs giving a bright finish.
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Ningxia lamb saozi noodles 羊肉臊子面
The noodles are substantial and the topping distributes meat flavor through many small bites. Chili can add heat, but the lamb-and-vegetable base remains central.
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Zhongwei haozi noodles 中卫蒿子面
The strands are fine yet resilient, with the plant ingredient contributing a distinctive texture and subtle aroma rather than a large leafy garnish.
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Longde layered hotpot 隆德暖锅
The pot combines soft vegetables, absorbent tofu and richer meat, with the broth gaining body as the layers warm.
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Mutton with Hand-Rolled Noodles 羊肉搓面
Mutton with Hand-Rolled Noodles (羊肉搓面) is a traditional noodle dish of Yinchuan (银川), Ningxia, which the Yinchuan Evening News calls the city's signature traditional noodle.
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Dumplings in Vermicelli Soup 粉汤水饺
Dumplings in Vermicelli Soup (粉汤水饺) is a Yinchuan (银川) dish of boiled dumplings served in mutton fentang (粉汤), a spicy mutton soup filled out with cubes of starch jelly and soaked starch noodles.
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Haozi Noodles 蒿子面
Haozi Noodles (蒿子面) are fine, hand-cut wheat noodles made with a little powdered sand sagebrush (沙蒿) in the dough and served in a red, spicy broth with a mutton topping.
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