Regional dishes & banquets 地方菜与宴席

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Heilongjiang

Northeastern Frozen Pears 东北冻梨

Northeastern Frozen Pears (东北冻梨) are pears frozen rock-hard in the Heilongjiang winter until their skins turn black, then thawed in water and eaten for their cold, sweet-sour juice.

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Heilongjiang

Hezhe Talaha Grilled Fish 赫哲塔拉哈

Hezhe Talaha Grilled Fish (赫哲塔拉哈) is the charcoal-grilled fish of the Hezhen (赫哲族) people of Heilongjiang: slices of fish are seared briefly over a fierce fire, the scales are peeled away and the fish is dipped in sauce.

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Heilongjiang

Tongjiang Fish Banquet 同江鱼宴

Tongjiang Fish Banquet (同江鱼宴) brings several Hezhe-style fish preparations to the same table in Tongjiang (同江), where the Heilongjiang River (黑龙江) and Songhua River (松花江) meet.

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Heilongjiang

Fuyuan Kaluga Sturgeon Banquet 抚远鳇鱼宴

Fuyuan Kaluga Sturgeon Banquet (抚远鳇鱼宴) is a fish meal centred on the kaluga sturgeon (鳇鱼) of the Amur, eaten in Fuyuan (抚远), the city at China's far eastern tip where the Amur and Ussuri rivers meet.

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Heilongjiang

Jingpo Lake Fish Banquet 镜泊湖鱼宴

Jingpo Lake Fish Banquet (镜泊湖鱼宴) is a meal of many dishes made from the wild fish of Jingpo Lake (镜泊湖), a freshwater lake in southeastern Heilongjiang with the city of Mudanjiang (牡丹江) to its north.

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Heilongjiang

Ning'an Bohai-Style Cuisine 宁安渤海风味

Ning'an Bohai-Style Cuisine (宁安渤海风味) is listed among the local specialties of Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Heilongjiang

Dongning Russian-Style Bread 东宁俄式列巴

Dongning Russian-Style Bread (东宁俄式列巴) is listed among the local specialties of Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Heilongjiang

Russian-Style Bread Loaf 俄式列巴

Russian-Style Bread Loaf (俄式列巴) is the large Russian-type loaf baked in Heilongjiang, also called da lieba (大列巴), "big lieba". Lieba is the Chinese rendering of khleb (хлеб), the Russian word for bread.

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Heilongjiang

Anda Dairy Products 安达奶制品

Anda Dairy Products (安达奶制品) include cheeses made in Anda (安达), Heilongjiang (黑龙江). Hard cheese is a distinctive product of the local Anda Industrial Group (鞍达实业集团).

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Heilongjiang

Cold-Water Fish Banquet 冷水鱼宴

Cold-Water Fish Banquet (冷水鱼宴) is listed among the local specialties of Daxing'anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang. The name includes 鱼 (fish).

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