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Great Wall Leaf-Wrapped Steamed Cakes 长城饽椤饼
Great Wall Leaf-Wrapped Steamed Cakes (长城饽椤饼) are a Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛) snack associated with Shanhaiguan (山海关) and the Great Wall (长城).
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Guo Ba Layered Flatbread 郭八火烧
Guo Ba Layered Flatbread (郭八火烧) is a thick, round griddle bread of many paper-thin layers from Daming County (大名县) in Handan (邯郸), Hebei.
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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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Linxi Braised Beef Pancake Roll 临西饼卷肉
Linxi Braised Beef Pancake Roll (临西饼卷肉) is a thin, soft wheat pancake rolled up with braised beef, from Linxi County (临西县) in Xingtai (邢台), Hebei.
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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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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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Dingzhou Menzi Pork Sausage 定州焖子
Dingzhou Menzi Pork Sausage (定州焖子) is the pork menzi of Dingzhou (定州), Hebei, a stuffed sausage that also goes by the name "肉灌肠" (meat sausage).
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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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Steamed Naked-Oat Rolls 莜面窝窝
Steamed Naked-Oat Rolls (莜面窝窝), also written youmian kaolaolao (莜面栲栳栳 or 攸面栲栳栳), are small hand-rolled pieces of naked-oat dough, steamed in a basket and dipped in sauce.
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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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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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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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