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Shiguan New Year cake 石关年糕
Its appeal is a dense, satisfying grain texture. Some versions are sweet enough to eat alone; others are better judged with the accompanying sauce or topping.
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Hequ fermented millet porridge 河曲酸粥
The texture is soft and grainy, while fermentation gives a clear tang that can be unfamiliar on a first taste.
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Xihui Pot-Cooked Millet 西回小米焖饭
Xihui Pot-Cooked Millet (西回小米焖饭) is listed among the local specialties of Yangquan, Shanxi. The name includes 小米 (millet).
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Xiangfen Sour Mung Bean Porridge 襄汾油粉饭
Xiangfen Sour Mung Bean Porridge (襄汾油粉饭) cooks grains, beans, pork and vegetables in fermented mung-bean liquid. In Xiangfen (襄汾), this produces a pale, thick-looking broth with a sour, fragrant flavour.
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Jiaocheng Steamed Grain with Jujubes 交城骏枣蒸饭
Jiaocheng Steamed Grain with Jujubes (交城骏枣蒸饭) is listed among the local specialties of Lüliang, Shanxi. The name includes 枣 (jujubes). 蒸 describes steaming.
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Sour Fermented Grain Porridge 酸粥
Sour Fermented Grain Porridge (酸粥) is a fermented staple of broomcorn millet (糜米) eaten in Ordos (鄂尔多斯), Inner Mongolia; Inner Mongolia Daily (内蒙古日报) names millet sour porridge among the Ordos local specialities.
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Stone-pot rice 石锅饭
Soft rice and tender toppings contrast with the browned, chewy crust. Chili paste may bring sweetness and heat, depending on what is added.
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Stone Pot Bibimbap 石锅拌饭
Stone Pot Bibimbap (石锅拌饭) appears in the local food directory for Jilin. The Chinese introduction below explains the named food and its preparation in the linked culinary reference.
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Wild Greens Rice Wraps 山野菜包饭
Wild Greens Rice Wraps (山野菜包饭) is listed among the local specialties of Tonghua, Jilin. It is grouped here with rice & congee; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Rice Wraps 包饭
Rice Wraps (包饭) are the leaf-wrapped rice of the Korean community of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (延边朝鲜族自治州) in Jilin: rice and meat rolled by hand in a lettuce or perilla leaf, a boiled cabbage leaf or a strip of kelp, and eaten in one bite.
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Beef Soup with Rice 牛肉汤饭
Beef Soup with Rice (牛肉汤饭) is a Yanbian (延边) meal built around hot beef broth and local rice. Yanbian Daily describes beef soup as the principal offering of many tangfan, or soup-and-rice, restaurants across the prefecture.
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Kedong Fermented Tofu with Congee 克东腐乳配粥
Kedong Fermented Tofu with Congee (克东腐乳配粥) is listed among the local specialties of Qiqihar, Heilongjiang. The term 粥 points to congee.
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