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Gansu

Gansu is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province. Gansu has a population of 26 million, ranking 22nd in China. Its population is mostly Han, along with Hui, Dongxiang and Tibetan minorities.

Featured Dishes from Gansu

Fry oil cake

Fry oil cake

Fried cakes made with rose essence, walnut, sesame and sugar

Apricot peel water

Apricot peel water

Suoyang

Suoyang

Baihe tao

Baihe tao

Fresh lily is steamed, filled with sweet bean paste, shaped like a peach, steamed a second time and served with a white sugar sauce

Baisui chicken

Baisui chicken

Fire-roasted chicken

Chenchun hot and spicy noodle

Chenchun hot and spicy noodle

Five kinds of slices

Five kinds of slices

Hand-grabbed mutton

Hand-grabbed mutton

Grilled or roasted mutton, lamb, beef, horse, camel, roe deer, eaten using the fingers

Hexi lamb

Hexi lamb

Lamb and vegetables cooked with soy sauce, wine and seasonings in an earthen vessel

Jincheng baita

Jincheng baita

A variety of cold meats

Jinyu facai

Jinyu facai

Facai fungus is stuffed with minced pork or chicken, shaped like a golden fish and steamed

Lamb with wide vermicelli noodles

Lamb with wide vermicelli noodles

Lanzhou beef noodle soup

Lanzhou beef noodle soup

Noodles served in clear broth, white radish, red pepper, green caraway

Lanzhou roasted pork

Lanzhou roasted pork

Pork roasted over charcoal

Mutton stir fried with noodles and vegetables

Mutton stir fried with noodles and vegetables

Quick fried camel hump

Quick fried camel hump

Camel hump meat is cut into chunks or shredded and stir fried

Snowy mountain camel hoof

Snowy mountain camel hoof

Camel hoof is boiled for hours and the gelatinous tendon and meat are molded into the shape of a camel's hoof and topped with meringue, named after camel footprints on the Silk Road in the Qilian Mountains

Stir fried camel hump with five shredded toppings

Stir fried camel hump with five shredded toppings

Camel hump, stir fried with bamboo shoot, dongru fungus, leeks, pork and chicken

White pagoda of the golden city

White pagoda of the golden city

Yangrou paomo

Yangrou paomo

Lamb or beef soup with noodles and small hand-torn pieces of flatbread, served with sides, for example, chilies, cilantro, pickled garlic

Fried sheep tail

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Fried sheep tail

A crispy snack made with eggs, bean paste and starch

Hotbed chives

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Hotbed chives

Tender chive sprouts, serve with shredded chicken, in soup

Jincheng babao melon carving

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Jincheng babao melon carving

Carved melon into which various ingredients are placed, for example, pineapple, fungus, cherries, longan, waxberry

Niang pi

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Niang pi

Steamed noodles and tofu, serve with mustard, garlic, chili oil, sesame butter, vinegar, soy sauce

Yang rou chuan

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Yang rou chuan

Spicy lamb kebabs