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Gansu Cuisine
Updated: 2013-10-12Lanzhou dishes are representative of Gansu cuisine which features the roasting, steaming, and braising of beef and mutton. Lanzhou people enjoy many tastes including salty, fresh, tart, and spicy.
Lanzhou Beef Noodles
Updated: 2013-10-12Lanzhou Beef Noodles (Stretched Noodles) is the most famous local dish in Lanzhou. It was first created during the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1875 - 1908), Qing Dynasty (1616 - 1911) and it is now popular all over China.
Hui food
Updated: 2013-10-12As many Hui people live in Lanzhou, barbequed mutton, boiled mutton, and lamb with wide vermicelli are local delicacies among the various ethnic groups.
Taking a bite of the Silk Road
Updated: 2013-08-02Exotic delicacies like Persian bread, Indian desserts and Arabic naan, among other foods, abounded on the Silk Road, as evidenced by the frescoes in the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang, Gansu province.
Gourmet food from Gansu
Updated: 2013-09-04Food from the Tibetan area of Gansu province combines Tibetan flavours with northwest cooking styles.
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