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Lamb hotpot 涮羊肉
The meat should stay tender, with lamb fat lending richness to each bite. The creamy dip supplies much of the salt and nuttiness.
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Donglaishun-style sliced-lamb hotpot 东来顺涮羊肉
The relatively clear pot lets the lamb remain the centre of the meal. Sesame paste, fermented bean curd and chive flowers give the dipping sauce much of its richness; shrimp-based condiments may also be included.
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Whitebait and crab hotpot 银鱼紫蟹火锅
Fine fish brings delicate flesh, while crab contributes a sweeter, stronger seafood flavor to the broth. Shells require slow, attentive eating.
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Shanhaiguan Copper Pot Stew 山海关浑锅
Shanhaiguan Copper Pot Stew (山海关浑锅), also written hunguo (荤锅), is a layered pot of pickled cabbage, pork and seafood from Shanhaiguan (山海关) in Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛), Hebei.
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Cangzhou Chicken Hotpot 沧州火锅鸡
Cangzhou Chicken Hotpot (沧州火锅鸡) is chicken served as a hotpot in Cangzhou (沧州), Hebei.
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Datong copper hotpot 大同铜火锅
Tender ingredients and absorbent components gradually exchange flavors in the broth. It is more about a varied warming meal than a single strongly spiced sauce.
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Shanxi Assorted Hotpot 山西什锦火锅
Shanxi Assorted Hotpot (山西什锦火锅) is a hotpot popular in central and northern Shanxi.
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Linxian Big-Pot Stew 临县大烩菜
Linxian Big-Pot Stew (临县大烩菜), often just called huicai (烩菜) or dahuicai, is a stew of vermicelli, potato, tofu, vegetables and often meat from Lin County (临县) in Lüliang (吕梁), Shanxi.
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Beiguozi Hotpot 背锅子
Beiguozi Hotpot (背锅子) is listed among the local specialties of Baotou, Inner Mongolia. It is grouped here with hotpots & shared pots; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Bayannur Mixed Stew 巴盟烩菜
Bayannur Mixed Stew (巴盟烩菜) is the pork stew of the Hetao Plain (河套平原) in Bayannur (巴彦淖尔), Inner Mongolia, cooked down with pickled Chinese cabbage, potatoes, wide vermicelli noodles and tofu.
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Three-Delicacy Hotpot 三鲜火锅
Three-Delicacy Hotpot (三鲜火锅) is listed among the local specialties of Liaoning. It is grouped here with hotpots & shared pots; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Manchu Hotpot 满族火锅
Manchu Hotpot (满族火锅) is a charcoal-heated copper hotpot of the Manchu people of Fushun (抚顺), Liaoning, served at farmhouse restaurants and festival feasts in Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County (新宾满族自治县).
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