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Yanzhou Big Baked Flatbread 兖州大烧饼
Yanzhou Big Baked Flatbread (兖州大烧饼) is a leavened, sesame-covered flatbread from Yanzhou (兖州), now a district of Jining (济宁).
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Sishui Filled Baked Pastry 泗水火烧
Sishui Filled Baked Pastry (泗水火烧) is a well-known snack of Sishui County (泗水县) in Jining (济宁), Shandong.
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Tai'an Thin Griddle Pancakes 泰安煎饼
Tai'an Thin Griddle Pancakes (泰安煎饼) are paper-thin grain pancakes from Tai'an (泰安) in Shandong, where they are also called Mount Tai jianbing (泰山煎饼).
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Fanzhen Baked Flatbread 范镇火烧
Fanzhen Baked Flatbread (范镇火烧) is a layered bread from Fanzhen (范镇) in Tai’an’s Daiyue District (岱岳区), with a crisp exterior and soft centre.
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Feicheng Taosu Chicken 肥城桃酥鸡
Feicheng Taosu Chicken (肥城桃酥鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Tai'an, Shandong. The name includes 鸡 (chicken). The term 酥 points to flaky pastry or crisp preparation.
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Weihai Sweet Potato Steamed Cake 起糕
Weihai Sweet Potato Steamed Cake (起糕) is a steamed cake made from sweet potato flour in Weihai (威海).
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Jiaodong Big Steamed Buns 胶东大饽饽
Jiaodong Big Steamed Buns (胶东大饽饽) have a documented local version in Tanxitou Village (滩西头村), Zeku Town (泽库镇), in Weihai’s Nanhai New Area (威海南海新区).
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Decorated Steamed Buns 花饽饽
Decorated Steamed Buns (花饽饽) is a shaped steamed-bun craft practised in Wendeng (文登), Weihai (威海). Its dough can become flowers, figures and elaborate birthday baskets.
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Rizhao Thin Griddle Pancakes 日照煎饼
Rizhao Thin Griddle Pancakes (日照煎饼) include the Lanshan (岚山) version, made from a batter containing wheat flour, bran, cornmeal and soybean flour.
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Paper-Thin Grain Pancakes 煎饼
Paper-Thin Grain Pancakes (煎饼) are a household staple of Linyi (临沂) and the Yimeng hills (沂蒙). Wheat, sorghum, maize, millet or dried sweet potato can form its batter, giving the pancakes different flavours and degrees of chew.
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Yishui Fenggao Cake 沂水丰糕
Yishui Fenggao Cake (沂水丰糕) is a sugar-coated cake of fermented glutinous rice from Yishui County (沂水县) in Linyi (临沂), Shandong.
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Linshu Rolled Griddle Pancakes 临沭摊煎饼
Linshu Rolled Griddle Pancakes (临沭摊煎饼) is listed among the local specialties of Linyi, Shandong. The term 饼 points to cakes or flatbreads. 煎 describes pan-frying.
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