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Cold Seaweed Jelly 海菜凉粉
Cold Seaweed Jelly (海菜凉粉), also called Qingdao jelly (青岛凉粉), is a clear, glassy jelly that Qingdao (青岛) makes from seaweed rather than from bean or pea starch.
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Crispy Aromatic Chicken 香酥鸡
Crispy Aromatic Chicken (香酥鸡) in Qingdao (青岛) is the signature dish of Chunhelou (春和楼), a Shandong-cuisine (鲁菜) restaurant founded in 1891, the 17th year of the Guangxu reign (光绪) of the Qing dynasty.
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Boshan Vegetable-Filled Pancakes 博山菜煎饼
Boshan Vegetable-Filled Pancakes (博山菜煎饼) combine grain pancakes with a cooked filling of tofu, glass noodles, dried shrimp and chives or spring onion.
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Linzi Pancake Rolled with Scallions 临淄煎饼卷大葱
Linzi Pancake Rolled with Scallions (临淄煎饼卷大葱) is listed among the local specialties of Zibo, Shandong. The term 饼 points to cakes or flatbreads. 煎 describes pan-frying.
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Vegetable-Filled Pancakes 菜煎饼
Vegetable-Filled Pancakes (菜煎饼) in Zaozhuang (枣庄) enclose a generous vegetable filling in thin flour pancakes.
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Zaozhuang Baked Flatbread 枣庄烧饼
Zaozhuang Baked Flatbread (枣庄烧饼) is a large, thin wheat flatbread from Zaozhuang (枣庄), Shandong, known locally as the 'big shaobing' (大烧饼).
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Hekou Cold Skin Noodles 河口凉皮
Hekou Cold Skin Noodles (河口凉皮) are the cold dressed sheets sold at shops and street stalls all over Hekou District (河口区) in Dongying (东营), Shandong.
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Yantai Menzi Starch Jelly 烟台焖子
Yantai Menzi Starch Jelly (烟台焖子) traditionally uses sweet-potato starch with garlic paste, sesame paste and fish oil.
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Pork-Stuffed Baked Flatbread 肉火烧
Pork-Stuffed Baked Flatbread (肉火烧) is a Weifang (潍坊) breakfast food with a golden, crisp layered shell and a juicy pork filling. Thick savoury porridge or soft tofu accompanies it.
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Gangzitou Hard Flatbread 杠子头火烧
Gangzitou Hard Flatbread (杠子头火烧) is a very stiff baked wheat bread from Weifang (潍坊), long known as a food of old Weixian (潍县).
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Stuffed Flatbread 夹饼
Stuffed Flatbread (夹饼) in Jining (济宁) combines freshly baked bread with meat and vegetable fillings.
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Qufu Thin Griddle Pancakes 曲阜煎饼
Qufu Thin Griddle Pancakes (曲阜煎饼) are a local speciality of Qufu (曲阜), with a thin skin, generous filling and a fragrant, crisp texture. Peanut, sesame and mala, or numbing-spicy, versions provide different flavour choices.
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