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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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Lingbao Roujiamo Meat Sandwich 灵宝肉夹馍
Lingbao Roujiamo Meat Sandwich (灵宝肉夹馍) pairs a crisp, layered baked bread with richly braised pork.
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Lushi Acorn Starch Jelly 卢氏橡子凉粉
Lushi Acorn Starch Jelly (卢氏橡子凉粉) is listed among the local specialties of Sanmenxia, Henan. The term 凉粉 points to set-starch jelly.
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Lingbao Steamed Jujube Rice Cake 灵宝甑糕
Lingbao Steamed Jujube Rice Cake (灵宝甑糕) is listed among the local specialties of Sanmenxia, Henan. The term 糕 points to cakes.
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Tanghe Mung Bean Jelly 唐河凉粉
Tanghe Mung Bean Jelly (唐河凉粉) is a set jelly made from mung beans in Tanghe County (唐河县), Nanyang (南阳), Henan, which the Nanyang city government lists as a speciality snack of the county.
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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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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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Syrup-Glazed Fried Steamed Bread 水激馍
Syrup-Glazed Fried Steamed Bread (水激馍) is a sweet dish from Shangqiu (商丘) in Henan: blocks of leavened steamed bread are soaked in hot water, squeezed, deep-fried until golden and tossed in sugar syrup.
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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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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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Huaibin Battered and Braised Chicken 淮滨面炕鸡
Huaibin Battered and Braised Chicken (淮滨面炕鸡) combines flour-coated chicken with broth, glass noodles and fresh vegetables.
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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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