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Manchu Hotpot 满族火锅
Manchu Hotpot (满族火锅) is a charcoal-heated copper hotpot of the Manchu people of Fushun (抚顺), Liaoning, served at farmhouse restaurants and festival feasts in Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County (新宾满族自治县).
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Korean Cold Noodles 朝鲜冷面
Korean Cold Noodles (朝鲜冷面) are a traditional food of the Korean peninsula. There, cold noodles are usually thought of as a dish of the north, of cities such as Hamhung (咸兴) and Pyongyang (平壤).
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Juicy-Filling Steamed Buns 水馅包子
Juicy-Filling Steamed Buns (水馅包子) are soup-filled pork buns from Goubangzi (沟帮子) in the city of Beizhen (北镇), Jinzhou (锦州), Liaoning. Liaoning Daily (辽宁日报) compares them to soup dumplings: one bite releases a mouthful of broth.
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Fuxin Buckwheat Donkey Meat Dumplings 阜新荞面驴肉蒸饺
Fuxin Buckwheat Donkey Meat Dumplings (阜新荞面驴肉蒸饺) are large steamed dumplings from Fuxin (阜新), Liaoning, with a wrapper of buckwheat flour and a filling of lean fresh donkey meat.
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Seepweed Steamed Buns 碱蓬菜包子
Seepweed Steamed Buns (碱蓬菜包子) is listed among the local specialties of Panjin, Liaoning. The term 包子 points to steamed buns.
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Buckwheat Pressed Noodles 荞面饸饹
Buckwheat Pressed Noodles (荞面饸饹) is listed among the local specialties of Chaoyang, Liaoning. The name includes 荞面 (buckwheat flour). The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.
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Seafood Dumplings 海鲜饺子
Seafood Dumplings (海鲜饺子) include the dumplings made by Wang Yanhong (王艳红) in Xingcheng (兴城). Her seafood fillings include mantis shrimp, and she uses different dough preparations for boiled and steamed dumplings.
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Yanbian cold noodles 延边冷面
The noodles are unusually resilient, while the cold liquid is refreshing, tangy and sometimes noticeably sweet.
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Manchu Wula hotpot 满族乌拉火锅
The flavor develops as the ingredients warm through, while vegetables soften and absorb the meat broth.
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Jilin pressed noodles 吉林饸饹条
The pressing method produces a substantial, even bite. Broth softens the surface while the center can retain a pleasing firmness.
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Korean Cold Noodles 朝鲜冷面
Korean Cold Noodles (朝鲜冷面) appears in the local food directory for Jilin. The Chinese introduction below explains the named food and its preparation in the linked culinary reference.
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Wula Manchu Hotpot 乌拉满族火锅
Wula Manchu Hotpot (乌拉满族火锅) is the Manchu-style hotpot of Jilin City (吉林市), cooked over charcoal in a copper pot.
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