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Yingxian Cold Starch Jelly 应县凉粉
Yingxian Cold Starch Jelly (应县凉粉) is a cold jelly made from potato starch in Ying County (应县), Shuozhou (朔州), Shanxi. The Ying County government describes it as a local snack with a flavour of its own, sold in large quantities.
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Shuozhou Fried Millet Cakes 朔州油糕
Shuozhou Fried Millet Cakes (朔州油糕) is listed among the local specialties of Shuozhou, Shanxi. The term 糕 points to cakes.
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Yuci Buckwheat and Pig Blood Slices 榆次灌肠
Yuci Buckwheat and Pig Blood Slices (榆次灌肠) are steamed in small porcelain dishes, cooled and served either cold with garlic and vinegar or hot with mung-bean sprouts. They belong to the snack tradition of the Jinzhong (晋中) plain.
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Qixian Guanchang Snack 祁县灌肠
Qixian Guanchang Snack (祁县灌肠) is listed among the local specialties of Jinzhong, Shanxi. It is grouped here with meat & poultry dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Xiezhou Lamb Soup with Crumbled Bread 解州羊肉泡馍
Xiezhou Lamb Soup with Crumbled Bread (解州羊肉泡馍) is the mutton soup with bread of Xiezhou (解州), a town in Yanhu District (盐湖区) of Yuncheng (运城), Shanxi.
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Jishan Fried Dough Twists 稷山麻花
Jishan Fried Dough Twists (稷山麻花) are deep-fried twists of wheat dough from Jishan County (稷山县) in Yuncheng (运城), Shanxi.
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Ruicheng Puffed Fried Cakes 芮城泡泡油糕
Ruicheng Puffed Fried Cakes (芮城泡泡油糕) are deep-fried pastries with a sugar filling from Ruicheng (芮城), in Yuncheng (运城) in the south-west of Shanxi, on the borders with Shaanxi and Henan.
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Baode Wantuo Starch Jelly 保德碗托
Baode Wantuo Starch Jelly (保德碗托) is listed among the local specialties of Xinzhou, Shanxi. It is grouped here with street food & snacks; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Yuanping Oven-Baked Pocket Bread 原平锅魁
Yuanping Oven-Baked Pocket Bread (原平锅魁) is a sweet, crisp bread with an orange-yellow surface. In Yuanping (原平), unfilled versions are called hollow guokui, while the filled versions sold locally are often sweet.
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Xinzhou Tile-Shaped Sweet Crisps 忻州瓦酥
Xinzhou Tile-Shaped Sweet Crisps (忻州瓦酥) is listed among the local specialties of Xinzhou, Shanxi. The term 酥 points to flaky pastry or crisp preparation.
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Fanshi Dimpled Flatbread 繁峙疤饼
Fanshi Dimpled Flatbread (繁峙疤饼) is a thin, round cake baked between heated ceramic granules in an iron pan. Its golden surface is marked with small round hollows, the scar-like pattern that gives the bread its name.
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Xixian Buckwheat Starch Jelly 隰县碗托
Xixian Buckwheat Starch Jelly (隰县碗托) is listed among the local specialties of Linfen, Shanxi. It is grouped here with street food & snacks; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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