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Shaanxi

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) — dish photograph
Shaanxi

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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Walnut Bread (核桃馍) — dish photograph
Shaanxi

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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Shaanxi

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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Shaanxi

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

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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AI illustration: A shallow bowl of cooked brown meatballs and a few neat slices of savory meat loaf.
Shaanxi

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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