Street food & snacks 街头小吃

Puyang rolled cold starch sheets 濮阳裹凉皮

The wrapper is smooth and elastic, contrasting with crunchy vegetables and spongy gluten. Chili, vinegar and sesame-based sauces may dominate the flavor.

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Kaifeng hot-fried starch jelly 开封炒凉粉

Expect a slippery, yielding centre with stronger flavour on the outside. The temperature and browned edges distinguish it from a cold liangfen salad. Garlic and fermented seasoning can be more prominent than chilli.

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Xin'an hot-water dough dumplings 新安烫面角

Expect a supple wrapper surrounding a moist savoury centre. These are not meant to have the crisp underside of potstickers or the fluffy bread texture of a yeast-raised bao.

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Hua County layered silk-thread buns 滑县缠丝火烧

The surface is toasted and crisp, while the inside breaks into finer strands and layers rather than a uniform bread crumb.

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Fried Leavened Dough Bites 油馍头

Fried Leavened Dough Bites (油馍头) is listed among the local specialties of Zhengzhou, Henan. It is grouped here with street food & snacks; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

Pan-Fried Starch Jelly 炒凉粉

Pan-Fried Starch Jelly (炒凉粉) is a Kaifeng (开封) snack served hot from a flat iron pan. Sweet-potato or mung-bean starch can form its base.

Mutton-Stuffed Griddle Bread 羊肉炕馍

Mutton-Stuffed Griddle Bread (羊肉炕馍) is a Kaifeng (开封) night-market snack: minced mutton and seasonings enclosed in thin white-flour flatbread and cooked on a griddle until the outside is crisp.

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Peanut Cake 花生糕

Peanut Cake (花生糕) is a Kaifeng (开封) sweet whose making craft is on Henan's provincial intangible-heritage list, and the century-old Baiji (百年白记) brand is run by the craft's fourth-generation inheritor.

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Ruzhou Mung Bean Starch Sheets 汝州粉皮

Ruzhou Mung Bean Starch Sheets (汝州粉皮) are thin, translucent sheets of hand-made mung bean starch from Ruzhou (汝州) in Henan, a representative item of Ruzhou's intangible cultural heritage.

Anyang Flat Starch Noodle Soup 安阳扁粉菜

Anyang Flat Starch Noodle Soup (安阳扁粉菜) is a breakfast built around sweet-potato starch noodles, greens, tofu and pork blood curd, simmered together in a large iron pot.

Steamed Blood Cake 血糕

Steamed Blood Cake (血糕) is a snack from Anyang (安阳), Henan, made by steaming buckwheat flour with pig's blood and then slicing and frying the cake before it is served with garlic.

Sanbuzhan Stir-Fried Egg Yolk 炒三不沾

Sanbuzhan Stir-Fried Egg Yolk (炒三不沾) is a sweet dish from Anyang (安阳) in northern Henan, made by working egg yolk and sugar in hot oil until the yolk has soaked up the oil.