Liaoning cuisine is derived from the native cooking styles of the
Liaoning Province in
China. It is the most famous
Northeastern Chinese cuisine
Northeastern Chinese cuisine is a style of Chinese cuisine in Northeast China. While many dishes originated from Shandong cuisine and Manchu cuisine, it is also influenced by the cuisines of Russia, Beijing, Mongolia, and North Korea. It partial ...
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Characteristic features
The main characteristics of Liaoning cuisine is that it is colorful, tastes are strong, food is soft, and one dish has many flavors/tastes, however, the sweet taste and the salty taste are very distinct.
Some dishes include
pickled Chinese cabbage stir fried with
vermicelli
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The term ''vermicelli'' is also used to ...
, chicken and mushroom stew, lamb kebabs, "
malatang" (literally, spicy and hot) soup, stewed chicken with mushrooms, stewed catfish with eggplant, stewed pork with beans, and sliced potatoes with chili.
Since the province shares a border with North Korea, there are dishes similar to Korean cuisine, as well as a large Korean population. The food of
Dalian is famed for consuming jellyfish and sea cucumbers by being a coastal city.
Notable dishes
See also
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Northeastern Chinese cuisine
Northeastern Chinese cuisine is a style of Chinese cuisine in Northeast China. While many dishes originated from Shandong cuisine and Manchu cuisine, it is also influenced by the cuisines of Russia, Beijing, Mongolia, and North Korea. It partial ...
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Chinese cuisine
Chinese cuisine encompasses the numerous cuisines originating from China, as well as overseas cuisines created by the Chinese diaspora. Because of the Chinese diaspora and historical power of the country, Chinese cuisine has influenced many o ...
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Jilin cuisine
References
Regional cuisines of China
Culture in Liaoning
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