Regional dishes & banquets 地方菜与宴席

Xinyang Maojian tea 信阳毛尖

The liquor is fresh and vegetal with a gentle nuttiness and a possible light astringent finish. Leaf quality, water temperature and steeping time change the balance.

Kaifeng nested poultry stew 套四宝

The different meats become tender, with cooking juices sharing their flavor through the layers. It is a rich, portioned banquet dish rather than four separate roasts.

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Kaifeng sweet-potato paste 炒红薯泥

The result is rich, silky and distinctly sweet, with a soft roasted-root aroma rather than the texture of a loose soup.

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Peony Mock Bird's Nest Soup 牡丹燕菜

Peony Mock Bird's Nest Soup (牡丹燕菜) is a dish of finely shredded radish served in stock, which a CCTV (央视网) programme page calls the most representative dish of the Luoyang water banquet (洛阳水席).

Eight-Piece Fried Chicken 炸八块

Eight-Piece Fried Chicken (炸八块), also called eight-piece chicken (八块鸡), is a traditional dish of Henan cuisine, known as Yu cuisine (豫菜), made from a young spring chicken (童子鸡).

Four-Flavour Bowl in Hot Broth 四味菜

Four-Flavour Bowl in Hot Broth (四味菜) is a Kaifeng (开封) dish also called siwei huicai (四味烩菜). Its four components are braised beef, cooked meatballs, stewed wheat gluten and daylily buds, brought together in mutton broth.

Yanshi Silver Stem Vegetable 偃师银条

Yanshi Silver Stem Vegetable (偃师银条) is a long, white vegetable grown in Yanshi (偃师), a district of Luoyang (洛阳) in Henan, and a geographical-indication product of Yanshi.

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Lushan Assorted Braised Pot 鲁山揽锅菜

Lushan Assorted Braised Pot (鲁山揽锅菜) is a mixed stew of braised pork, fried pork meatballs, tofu, glass noodles and fern shoots from Lushan (鲁山), Henan. Its everyday name is zahui cai (杂烩菜, 'mixed stew').

Pizha Steamed Starch Loaf 皮渣

Pizha Steamed Starch Loaf (皮渣) is a steamed loaf of noodles bound with sweet-potato starch, made in Anyang (安阳) in northern Henan.

Upturned Steamed Bowl Dishes 扣碗

Upturned Steamed Bowl Dishes (扣碗) are part of Anyang’s (安阳) traditional food repertoire.

Xunxian Eight-Bowl Banquet 浚县八大碗

Xunxian Eight-Bowl Banquet (浚县八大碗) is the traditional set of four meat and four vegetable bowls served in Xunxian (浚县), a county of Hebi (鹤壁) in Henan, at weddings, funerals and meals for honoured guests.

Fengqiu Rolled Pork and Egg Loaf 封丘卷尖

Fengqiu Rolled Pork and Egg Loaf (封丘卷尖) is a steamed roll of seasoned pork, egg and starch made in Fengqiu (封丘) county, Henan, and described by China News Service as one of the most common meat dishes at traditional Henan banquets.

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