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Yingxian Cold Starch Jelly (应县凉粉) — dish photograph
Shanxi

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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AI illustration: A wooden tray of pale steamed glutinous rice cakes cut into tidy soft blocks.
Shanxi

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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AI illustration: A ceramic plate of small golden fried dough pastries with visible airy crisp texture.
Shanxi

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

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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AI illustration: A wooden tray of pale steamed glutinous rice cakes cut into tidy soft blocks.
Shanxi

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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