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Yanan Fried Millet Rings 油馍馍
Yanan Fried Millet Rings (油馍馍) are small round cakes with a hole in the middle, made from fermented millet dough and deep-fried until golden. They come from Yan'an (延安) in northern Shaanxi.
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Huangling Soft Millet Buns 黄陵软馍
Huangling Soft Millet Buns (黄陵软馍) is a filled, steamed millet bun made in Huangling (黄陵) for the lunar New Year. Soft millet flour surrounds a sweet bean paste, and each bun rests on a pear-tree leaf in the steamer.
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Hanzhong Warm Rice Sheets 汉中热面皮
Hanzhong Warm Rice Sheets (汉中热面皮) are made from rice that is soaked and ground into a slurry, then steamed into thin sheets.
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Walnut Bread 核桃馍
Walnut Bread (核桃馍) is a crisp baked speciality of Ningqiang (宁强) in Hanzhong (汉中). Peeled walnut kernels are combined with pepper salt and sesame to make a paste, which is spread over the dough before baking.
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Chenggu Rice Noodle Sheets 城固面皮
Chenggu Rice Noodle Sheets (城固面皮) are made from soaked rice ground into a slurry and steamed on cotton cloth.
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Yang County Jujube Steamed Buns 洋县枣糕馍
Yang County Jujube Steamed Buns (洋县枣糕馍) are steamed wheat buns studded with red jujubes, made in Yang County (洋县), Shaanxi. They are soft, springy and sweet.
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Yulin Buckwheat Bowl Jelly 碗托
Yulin Buckwheat Bowl Jelly (碗托) is a buckwheat-flour batter steamed in bowls and left to cool, a snack of Yulin (榆林), Shaanxi.
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Qingjian Buckwheat Wraps 清涧煎饼
Qingjian Buckwheat Wraps (清涧煎饼) are made from buckwheat grits that are soaked and squeezed through cloth to produce the batter. The paper-thin pancakes are filled and dipped in ginger-garlic liquid or cooked tomato sauce.
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Griddle-Baked Flatbread 炕炕馍
Griddle-Baked Flatbread (炕炕馍) is a sesame-covered speciality of Hanyin (汉阴). Ankang’s municipal government describes round breads about the size of a bowl opening, with thick rims and thin centres, alongside rectangular versions.
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Hanyin Griddle-Baked Flatbread 汉阴炕炕馍
Hanyin Griddle-Baked Flatbread (汉阴炕炕馍) is a sesame-covered bread made in round and rectangular forms. The round version is about the size of a bowl opening, with a thick edge and thin centre. Sesame may cover one face or both.
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Baihe Pork Cake 白河肉糕
Baihe Pork Cake (白河肉糕) is a steamed cake of pounded pork, egg and starch from Baihe County (白河县) in Ankang (安康), southern Shaanxi. The Ankang city government calls it a traditional dish found only in Baihe.
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Acorn Starch Jelly 橡子凉粉
Acorn Starch Jelly (橡子凉粉) is a cold, set jelly made from the starch of oak acorns in Shangluo (商洛), Shaanxi.
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