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AI illustration: A bamboo tray of white steamed mantou and lightly folded steamed bread rolls.
Henan

Large Layered Steamed Bread 卷子馍

Large Layered Steamed Bread (卷子馍) is listed among the local specialties of Luohe, Henan. It is grouped here with street food & snacks; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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AI illustration: A deep bowl of fine wheat noodles in clear savory broth.
Henan

Sheqi Sweet Potato Noodles, Sheets and Starch 社旗三粉

Sheqi Sweet Potato Noodles, Sheets and Starch (社旗三粉) are the 'three starches' of Sheqi County (社旗县) in Nanyang (南阳), Henan: dried noodles (粉条), starch sheets (粉皮) and the starch itself (粉面), all made mainly from sweet potatoes.

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Henan

Neixiang Jar-Oven Sesame Flatbread 内乡缸炉烧饼

Neixiang Jar-Oven Sesame Flatbread (内乡缸炉烧饼) is a round, sesame-topped wheat flatbread from Neixiang County (内乡县), Henan, brushed with malt syrup and baked on the wall of a charcoal oven; the county government says it is known far and wide for being flaky, crisp, fragrant, sweet and savoury.

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AI illustration: A ceramic plate of small golden fried dough pastries with visible airy crisp texture.
Henan

Minquan Tribute Fried Dough Twists 民权贡麻花

Minquan Tribute Fried Dough Twists (民权贡麻花) are crisp fried dough twists from Mahuazhuang (麻花庄), "Dough-Twist Village", in Wangqiao town (王桥镇), Minquan County (民权县), Shangqiu (商丘), Henan.

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AI illustration: A plate with a few round golden baked or griddled flatbreads.
Henan

Xixian Flaky Griddle Flatbread 息县油酥火烧

Xixian Flaky Griddle Flatbread (息县油酥火烧), also called yousu mo (油酥馍), is a flaky flatbread from Xi county (息县) in Xinyang (信阳), Henan, made from wheat flour with raw lard, sesame oil, spring onion and salt and baked on an iron griddle.

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Henan

Shenqiu Gujia Steamed Bread 沈丘顾家馍

Shenqiu Gujia Steamed Bread (沈丘顾家馍) is a wheat-flour steamed bun, often shaped by hand into animals and flowers, made in Laocheng (老城镇) in Shenqiu County (沈丘县), Zhoukou (周口), Henan.

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