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Weixian Layered Flatbread (威县火烧) — dish photograph
Hebei

Weixian Layered Flatbread 威县火烧

Weixian Layered Flatbread (威县火烧) is a baked bread from Wei County (威县) in Xingtai (邢台), Hebei, shaped like an ox tongue and baked in a hanging oven. China News Service (中国新闻网) calls it one of Xingtai's well-known local snacks.

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

Guangzong Paper-Thin Pancake 广宗薄饼

Guangzong Paper-Thin Pancake (广宗薄饼) is a large, thin griddle bread from Guangzong County (广宗县) in Xingtai (邢台), Hebei, also called "feng chui da youbing" (风吹大油饼, wind-blown big oil pancake).

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

Julu Braised Pancake Strips 巨鹿焖饼

Julu Braised Pancake Strips (巨鹿焖饼) are strips of unleavened wheat pancake braised with seasonal vegetables and a little meat, the everyday staple of Julu County (巨鹿县) in Xingtai (邢台), Hebei.

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Hebei

Quyang Baked Flatbread 曲阳烧饼

Quyang Baked Flatbread (曲阳烧饼) is a square, sesame-covered bread from Quyang County (曲阳县) in Hebei, where it is baked on the inside wall of an oven built from a ceramic vat and is known as ganglu shaobing (缸炉烧饼), "vat-oven flatbread".

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AI illustration: A bowl of broad rustic wheat or oat dough ribbons and short handmade pasta pieces.
Hebei

Fish-Shaped Oat Noodles 莜面鱼鱼

Fish-Shaped Oat Noodles (莜面鱼鱼) are a hand-shaped form of oat dough eaten in Zhangjiakou (张家口). The flour comes from naked oats, a crop suited to the region’s cool, dry conditions.

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Hebei

Yangyuan Flaky Baked Pastry 阳原圪渣饼

Yangyuan Flaky Baked Pastry (阳原圪渣饼) is a thin, sweet, crisp pastry associated with Chuaigutuan (揣骨疃) in Yangyuan County (阳原县). Its local name refers to guoba (锅巴), the crisp crust formed in a cooking pot.

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AI illustration: A wooden tray of pale steamed glutinous rice cakes cut into tidy soft blocks.
Hebei

Yuxian Yellow Millet Cake 蔚县黄糕

Yuxian Yellow Millet Cake (蔚县黄糕) is made from sticky yellow millet flour in Yu County (蔚县), Zhangjiakou (张家口). The grain is hulled and ground before cooking.

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