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Chatang Millet Flour Pudding 茶汤
Chatang Millet Flour Pudding (茶汤) is a heritage snack of Hohhot (呼和浩特), made from proso millet flour (糜子面) with boiling water poured from a copper kettle.
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Wuhai Stewed Arbas Goat 炖羊肉
Wuhai Stewed Arbas Goat (炖羊肉) is a plainly seasoned stew of goat meat on the bone from Wuhai (乌海), a city on the Yellow River with the Ordos grassland at its back.
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Jungar Stewed Mutton 准格尔炖羊肉
Jungar Stewed Mutton (准格尔炖羊肉) is slowly cooked meat from Jungar Banner (准格尔旗), seasoned with onion, ginger and salt.
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Chayouhouqi Red-Braised Lamb 察右后旗红炖羊肉
Chayouhouqi Red-Braised Lamb (察右后旗红炖羊肉) is listed among the local specialties of Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia. The name includes 羊肉 (lamb or mutton). 炖 describes slow simmering.
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Lamb Stewed with Suoyang Herb 锁阳炖羊肉
Lamb Stewed with Suoyang Herb (锁阳炖羊肉) is listed among the local specialties of Alxa League, Inner Mongolia. The name includes 羊肉 (lamb or mutton). 炖 describes slow simmering.
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Benxi lamb soup 本溪羊汤
The bowl has a pronounced lamb aroma, tender meat and chewier offal, with a warming, savory finish.
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Pork belly, sour cabbage & glass noodles 酸菜白肉炖粉条
Expect a clear sour note, soft cabbage and slippery noodles, with the pork providing richness. This is usually a broth-led dish rather than a thick sweet-and-sour sauce, and chilli can be added separately where offered.
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Northeastern mixed vegetable & pork stew 东北乱炖
The flavour is savoury and homely, with different vegetables contributing sweetness and texture. Corn can remain juicy, potato softens and aubergine absorbs the seasoning; the dish is about their combination rather than perfectly separate pieces.
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Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms 小鸡炖蘑菇
Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms (小鸡炖蘑菇) is a north-eastern Chinese stew of chicken and the local hazel mushrooms (榛蘑, zhenmo); Chinese Wikipedia gives Liaoning as its place of origin.
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Xiuyan Goat Soup 岫岩羊汤
Xiuyan Goat Soup (岫岩羊汤) is a local soup associated with Xiuyan (岫岩), Anshan (鞍山). At Qianbao (前堡), a family business in Huanghuadian Town (黄花甸镇), the meat comes from local castrated male cashmere goats.
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Tai'an Stewed Goose 台安炖大鹅
Tai'an Stewed Goose (台安炖大鹅) is a goose stew from Tai'an County (台安县) in Anshan (鞍山), Liaoning.
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Xiaoshi Goat Soup 小市羊汤
Xiaoshi Goat Soup (小市羊汤) is a local cashmere-goat soup associated with Benxi (本溪). Its thick, white broth and soft meat are characteristic features described by the Benxi Manchu Autonomous County (本溪满族自治县) government.
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