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Hebei

Xuanhua Steamed Naked-Oat Rolls 宣化油面窝窝

Xuanhua Steamed Naked-Oat Rolls (宣化油面窝窝) are small hand-rolled pieces of naked-oat flour, steamed in steamer baskets and dipped in a mushroom sauce, from Xuanhua (宣化), a district of Zhangjiakou (张家口) in Hebei.

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Hebei

Nansha Cake 南沙饼

Nansha Cake (南沙饼) is a sweet, griddle-baked filled pastry from Chengde (承德). The Hebei Department of Culture and Tourism's travel site gives its other name as Bagou sugar cake (八勾糖饼) and ties it to Pingquan (平泉), where a sugar cake filled with the same sugar, candied shreds, melon seeds and walnuts is made today as Yushan Tangbing Nanshasu (御膳糖饼南沙酥), the "imperial-kitchen sugar cake, nansha pastry".

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Hebei

Wuqiao Thin Crisp Wafers 吴桥薄脆

Wuqiao Thin Crisp Wafers (吴桥薄脆) is listed among the local specialties of Cangzhou, Hebei. It is grouped here with regional dishes & banquets; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.

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Hebei

Renqiu Fried Eggplant Cakes 任丘茄子饼

Renqiu Fried Eggplant Cakes (任丘茄子饼) are fried cakes of shredded eggplant and flour, which the Cangzhou (沧州) city government in Hebei lists as one of the city's well-known traditional snacks.

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Hebei

Shoe-Sole Flatbread 鞋底烧饼

Shoe-Sole Flatbread (鞋底烧饼), also called xiedi huoshao (鞋底火烧), is a snack from Zaoqiang County (枣强县) in Hengshui (衡水), Hebei: a long oval leavened flatbread named for its likeness to the sole of a cloth shoe.

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Hebei

Jizhou Braised Pancake Strips 冀州焖饼

Jizhou Braised Pancake Strips (冀州焖饼) are strips of thin wheat pancake stir-fried and then braised under a lid with broth, a dish of Jizhou (冀州) in Hengshui (衡水), Hebei.

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