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Cold Noodle Sheets 面皮子
Cold Noodle Sheets (面皮子) are a cold wheat-flour dish from Wuwei (武威) in Gansu, where local media call it Liangzhou mianpizi (凉州面皮子).
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Wuwei Millet Broth with Fried Dough Twists 米汤油馓子
Wuwei Millet Broth with Fried Dough Twists (米汤油馓子) is the morning meal of Wuwei (武威), Gansu: a bowl of broth cooked from yellow millet and lentils, with fried dough strands (sanzi, 馓子) broken into it.
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Fried Flatbread Rolled with Sticky Rice Cake 油饼卷糕
Fried Flatbread Rolled with Sticky Rice Cake (油饼卷糕) is a Dragon Boat Festival food of Wuwei (武威) in Gansu: a steamed cake of glutinous rice with red dates and raisins, rolled inside a freshly fried wheat flatbread.
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Ganzhou Cold Noodle Sheets 甘州面皮
Ganzhou Cold Noodle Sheets (甘州面皮) is listed among the local specialties of Zhangye, Gansu. The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.
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Pingliang Mutton and Bread Soup 平凉羊肉泡馍
Pingliang Mutton and Bread Soup (平凉羊肉泡馍) is the meat-and-broth bowl of Pingliang (平凉) in eastern Gansu, which the Pingliang culture and tourism bureau promotes as the "first bowl of the northwest" (西北第一碗).
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Pingliang Thick Flatbread 平凉锅盔
Pingliang Thick Flatbread (平凉锅盔) is the guokui (锅盔), a thick, oven-baked wheat flatbread, of Pingliang (平凉), Gansu.
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Jingchuan Jar-Shaped Steamed Bread 泾川罐罐蒸馍
Jingchuan Jar-Shaped Steamed Bread (泾川罐罐蒸馍) is a steamed wheat bun from Jingchuan (泾川) in Pingliang (平凉), Gansu.
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Chongxin Crisp Filled Pastries 崇信酥合子
Chongxin Crisp Filled Pastries (崇信酥合子) is listed among the local specialties of Pingliang, Gansu. The term 酥 points to flaky pastry or crisp preparation.
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Dunhuang Braised Flatbread with Mutton 敦煌胡羊焖饼
Dunhuang Braised Flatbread with Mutton (敦煌胡羊焖饼) is a one-pot dish of the Dunhuang (敦煌) and Jiuquan (酒泉) area of Gansu: red-braised lamb ribs with very thin pancakes cooked in the same pot and finished together in the broth.
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Guazhou Cynomorium Fried Cake 瓜州锁阳油饼
Guazhou Cynomorium Fried Cake (瓜州锁阳油饼) is a fried flatbread made from wheat flour and powdered suoyang (锁阳, Cynomorium), a rare plant that grows in sand.
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Yumen Mutton with Braised Flatbread 玉门羊肉焖饼
Yumen Mutton with Braised Flatbread (玉门羊肉焖饼) is mutton stewed in plenty of broth, with very thin rounds of flatbread cooked in the same pot, from Yumen (玉门) in Jiuquan (酒泉), Gansu.
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Ning County Stove-Grate Flatbread 宁县炉齿馍
Ning County Stove-Grate Flatbread (宁县炉齿馍) is listed among the local specialties of Qingyang, Gansu. It is grouped here with street food & snacks; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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