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Braised Three Delicacies 烧三鲜
Braised Three Delicacies (烧三鲜) is listed among the local specialties of Shaanxi. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Warm-Tossed Kidney Strips 温拌腰丝
Warm-Tossed Kidney Strips (温拌腰丝) is a dish of fine-cut pork kidney, blanched and then dressed while still warm, from the Guanzhong (关中) cooking of Shaanxi.
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Steamed Basin Stew 蒸盆子
Steamed Basin Stew (蒸盆子) is a whole pot of chicken, pork trotters, lotus root and vegetables steamed for hours in a basin set over water.
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Yijun Ear-Shaped Pasta 宜君耳朵套
Yijun Ear-Shaped Pasta (宜君耳朵套) is a pasta from Yijun County (宜君县) in Tongchuan (铜川), Shaanxi, made from buckwheat or white wheat flour; the buckwheat version is called "qiaomian erduo tao" (荞面耳朵套, buckwheat ear-muffs).
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Fufeng One-Bite Noodles 扶风一口香
Fufeng One-Bite Noodles (扶风一口香) is Fufeng (扶风) saozi noodle soup served with just one mouthful of noodles in each bowl.
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Steamed Grated Potato 洋芋擦擦
Steamed Grated Potato (洋芋擦擦) is a Yan'an (延安) dish of grated potato strips tossed with flour and seasonings and steamed, then either dressed with a sauce or fried again.
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Minjie Pressed Noodles 抿节
Minjie Pressed Noodles (抿节) are short noodles made by pushing dough through a perforated board into boiling water.
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Yulin Three-Meat Stew 榆林拼三鲜
Yulin Three-Meat Stew (榆林拼三鲜) is a banquet dish from Yulin (榆林) in northern Shaanxi. Pork, mutton and chicken are each cooked first and then stewed together with a range of other ingredients.
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Fried Soy Milk Custard 炸豆奶
Fried Soy Milk Custard (炸豆奶) is a traditional snack of Yuyang District (榆阳区) in Yulin (榆林), Shaanxi. Thick soy milk is cooked with egg and starch, left to set, and then deep-fried.
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Heilengleng Potato Dumplings 黑愣愣
Heilengleng Potato Dumplings (黑愣愣) are small steamed balls of grated potato from Yulin (榆林) in northern Shaanxi.
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Zizhou Jujube-Filled Pastry 子洲果馅
Zizhou Jujube-Filled Pastry (子洲果馅) is a crisp pastry with a sweet jujube-paste centre, shaped in a wooden mould and baked in a flat-bottomed pan. A red mark sits in the middle, and its raised outer edge resembles a wheel.
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Ziyang Steamed Basin Stew 紫阳蒸盆子
Ziyang Steamed Basin Stew (紫阳蒸盆子) is a traditional banquet dish of Ziyang County (紫阳县) in Ankang (安康), Shaanxi: a free-range chicken, pork trotters, lotus root and a long list of other ingredients steamed together in one basin for hours.
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