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Red-Braised Prawns 红烧大虾
Red-Braised Prawns (红烧大虾) is a Jiaodong-style dish of Shandong in which whole fleshy prawns are fried and then simmered in stock seasoned with sugar, vinegar and soy sauce.
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Salted Fish and Flatbread 咸鱼饼子
Salted Fish and Flatbread (咸鱼饼子) is salted sea fish fried in a pan and eaten with cornmeal cakes.
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Liangshan Slow-Braised Fish 梁山糟鱼
Liangshan Slow-Braised Fish (梁山糟鱼) is made from small fish layered with salt and Sichuan pepper over dried garlic stems and leaves. Long, gentle cooking is central to this Liangshan (梁山) farmhouse preparation.
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Mount Tai Red-Scale Fish 泰山赤鳞鱼
Mount Tai Red-Scale Fish (泰山赤鳞鱼) is a small wild freshwater fish from the mountain streams of Mount Tai (泰山) in Shandong, which the Tai'an (泰安) city government calls a famous specialty of the mountain.
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Rongcheng Seafood Pot 荣成海鲜锅
Rongcheng Seafood Pot (荣成海鲜锅) is listed among the local specialties of Weihai, Shandong. The name includes 海鲜 (seafood).
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Rushan Oysters 乳山牡蛎
Rushan Oysters (乳山牡蛎) are known locally as hailizi (海蛎子). Jinan Daily (济南日报), in a food feature republished by Qilu Net (齐鲁网), describes them as large and plump, with smooth flesh and a fresh, savoury flavour.
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Deep-Fried Sea Crab 炸海蟹
Deep-Fried Sea Crab (炸海蟹) is listed among the local specialties of Weihai, Shandong. The name includes 蟹 (crab). 炸 describes frying.
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Fish Stew with Pot-Baked Flatbread 鱼锅饼子
Fish Stew with Pot-Baked Flatbread (鱼锅饼子) is a Weihai (威海) dish in which fish are braised in an iron pot while flat cakes of cornmeal are slapped onto the pot wall above the liquid to cook at the same time.
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Braised Yellow River carp 红烧黄河鲤鱼
The flesh is tender and savory, with a richer coating than a clear fish soup. Small bones remain and should be separated carefully.
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Xinyang braised fish head 信阳红焖鱼头
Tender cheek meat contrasts with gelatinous skin and a rich sauce. Eating requires attention because desirable meat sits around the bones rather than in neat fillets.
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Henan-Style Big Yellow River Carp 豫式黄河大鲤鱼
Henan-Style Big Yellow River Carp (豫式黄河大鲤鱼) covers Henan's classic ways of cooking carp from the Yellow River.
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Pan-Fried and Braised Fish Head and Tail 煎扒鲭鱼头尾
Pan-Fried and Braised Fish Head and Tail (煎扒鲭鱼头尾) is listed among the local specialties of Henan. The name includes 鱼头 (fish head). 煎 describes pan-frying.
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