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Zhenyuan Old-Style Banquet 镇原老席
Zhenyuan Old-Style Banquet (镇原老席) is the traditional formal feast of Zhenyuan County (镇原县) in Qingyang (庆阳), Gansu: a fixed sequence of mostly pork dishes served at a square table under set rules of seating and etiquette.
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Qingcheng Soft Oat Sheets 庆城燕麦柔柔
Qingcheng Soft Oat Sheets (庆城燕麦柔柔) is listed among the local specialties of Qingyang, Gansu. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Heshui Sugar Rings 合水糖圈圈
Heshui Sugar Rings (合水糖圈圈) is listed among the local specialties of Qingyang, Gansu. The term 糖 points to confectionery.
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Min County Pastries 岷县点心
Min County Pastries (岷县点心) are flaky, filled pastries baked on an iron griddle in Min County (岷县), the southernmost county of Dingxi (定西) in Gansu.
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Tongwei Buckwheat Rings 通渭荞圈圈
Tongwei Buckwheat Rings (通渭荞圈圈) are rings of buckwheat dough, a snack of Tongwei County (通渭县) in Dingxi (定西), Gansu.
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Weiyuan Pounded Potato Mash 渭源洋芋搅团
Weiyuan Pounded Potato Mash (渭源洋芋搅团) is a pounded potato dish documented in Yuangudui Village (元古堆村), Weiyuan County (渭源县), Dingxi (定西). Xinhua (新华社) photographed villagers preparing it before the Spring Festival in February 2021.
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Dingxi Potato Banquet 定西洋芋宴
Dingxi Potato Banquet (定西洋芋宴) showcases the ways potatoes can become a meal of several dishes.
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Wudu Pounded Potato Mash 武都洋芋搅团
Wudu Pounded Potato Mash (武都洋芋搅团) is boiled local potato pounded into a springy paste, which the Longnan (陇南) city government lists as a famous snack of Wudu (武都), served hot in sour pickled-vegetable water or cold in a vinegar broth.
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Dangchang Hadapu Pounded Potato Mash 宕昌哈达铺洋芋搅团
Dangchang Hadapu Pounded Potato Mash (宕昌哈达铺洋芋搅团) is a potato dish of Dangchang County (宕昌县) in Longnan (陇南), Gansu: steamed potatoes pounded with a wooden mallet into one soft, sticky mass.
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Hui Fried Flatbread 油香
Hui Fried Flatbread (油香) is the Hui name for a round fried flatbread, known more generally as youbing (油饼).
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Sweet Fermented Oats 甜麦子
Sweet Fermented Oats (甜麦子), more formally called tianpei (甜醅), is a bowl of fermented oat grains in their own juice that Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (临夏回族自治州) presents as a speciality snack of Guanghe County (广河县).
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Hezhou Eight-Bowl Banquet 河州八大碗
Hezhou Eight-Bowl Banquet (河州八大碗) is a set of eight steamed dishes served in large bowls in Linxia (临夏), Gansu.
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