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Gaoping Roasted Tofu 高平烧豆腐
Gaoping Roasted Tofu (高平烧豆腐) combines a yellow roasted surface with a soft, chewy interior. It is a local Gaoping (高平) snack served hot after the roasted pieces are boiled. Garlic paste is a customary accompaniment.
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Jincheng Braised Scallions 晋城烧大葱
Jincheng Braised Scallions (晋城烧大葱) is a dish from Jincheng (晋城), Shanxi, in which Chinese scallions are the main ingredient.
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Bagong Scallions with Pork 巴公烧大葱
Bagong Scallions with Pork (巴公烧大葱) makes scallion whites the main ingredient of a Jincheng (晋城) dish. The scallions grown in Bagong (巴公) are large, strongly aromatic and thick-fleshed.
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Shouyang Dried Tofu 寿阳豆腐干
Shouyang Dried Tofu (寿阳豆腐干) is a firm soy product made in Shouyang County (寿阳县). At local producer Jianmin Industrial Company (健民实业), the tofu has a reddish colour, compact texture and strong bean aroma.
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Linyi Sauce-Pickled Yugua 临猗酱玉瓜
Linyi Sauce-Pickled Yugua (临猗酱玉瓜) is a pickle of melon cured in sauce from Linjin town (临晋镇) in Linyi County (临猗县), Yuncheng (运城), in southern Shanxi.
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Milk curd 奶豆腐
Fresh milk curd can be mildly sour and chewy, while drier pieces are more concentrated and firm. Sweetened preparations taste different from plain ones.
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Ordos pork and cabbage stew 腌猪肉烩小白菜
Fatty, savory meat meets mild greens with a soft, broth-soaked texture. The result is comforting and substantial rather than crisp or delicately plated.
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Scrambled Eggs with Sand Onion 沙葱炒鸡蛋
Scrambled Eggs with Sand Onion (沙葱炒鸡蛋) is a stir-fry of eggs and sand onion (沙葱), the desert plant known to botanists as Mongolian chive (蒙古韭). Popular Science China (科普中国) calls it the most home-style way to cook sand onion.
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Wild Wormwood Shoots 柳蒿芽
Wild Wormwood Shoots (柳蒿芽) are the young stems and leaves of a wild plant that the Daur (达斡尔族) people living along both banks of the Nen River (嫩江) pick and cook in soups and stews. The Daur name for the plant is 'kunmile' (昆米勒).
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Scrambled Eggs with Sand Onion 沙葱炒蛋
Scrambled Eggs with Sand Onion (沙葱炒蛋) is a quick stir-fry of eggs and sand onion (沙葱), a wild desert allium also called Mongolian chive (蒙古韭, Allium mongolicum).
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Savory tofu pudding breakfast 豆腐脑早餐
The curd is delicate and barely holds together, while the topping provides salt, aroma and contrasting pieces. Fried dough adds a crisp element if eaten alongside.
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Xiaomatou pressed tofu sheets 小码头干豆腐
They have a flexible, pleasantly chewy bite and take up sauces more readily than their plain appearance suggests.
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