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Several sticky purple-brown glutinous rice buns filled with red bean paste
Jilin

Sticky Bean Buns 粘豆包

Sticky Bean Buns (粘豆包) are part of the Manchu food traditions of Jilin City (吉林市). In Wulajie (乌拉街), they feature at the market before Chinese New Year, where families buy them for home and as gifts.

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AI illustration: A plate of two round or oval browned stuffed flatbreads.
Jilin

Mongolian Meat Pie 蒙古馅饼

Mongolian Meat Pie (蒙古馅饼) is a round pie of soft flour-and-water dough wrapped around minced beef or mutton and cooked on a greased griddle.

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AI illustration: A plate of small golden Chinese flaky pastries and a round stamped mooncake.
Heilongjiang

Laodingfeng Pastries 老鼎丰糕点

Laodingfeng Pastries (老鼎丰糕点) are the pastries and mooncakes of Laodingfeng (老鼎丰), a pastry maker in Harbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang, whose factory dates from 1911.

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AI illustration: A deep bowl of slender white rice noodles in light broth with a few cooked meat slices and scallions.
Heilongjiang

Nehe Potato Starch Noodles 讷河马铃薯粉

Nehe Potato Starch Noodles (讷河马铃薯粉) are potato noodles from Nehe (讷河), a city in Qiqihar (齐齐哈尔), Heilongjiang, that carries the title Potato Home of China (中国马铃薯之乡).

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