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Harbin Food

Harbin food is influenced by Russia, Korea, Mongolia, Shandong Cuisine and of course Northeast China cuisines. Dishes are usually fumigated, stewed, or pickled in sauce. They have a wide field of selecting materials, and are various in styles. Different lifestyle and customs influence the Harbin local life especially the food very much. So the local cuisine is really abundant and unique. Here are some examples as follows.

Da Lie Ba, which scarfskin is crisp and onside flesh is soft, features traditional European taste. The Red Intestines, originally from Russia, has a history of about one hundred years. You may eat it with the big bread (Da Lie Ba), it is perfect! Su He Li, another kind of bread, is worth mentioning that it is the ideal food for the people whose stomach is not so good. And some traditional and famous dishes in Harbin and North East China: Sweet and Sour Pork (Guo Bao Rou in Chinese), Chicken Braised Mushrooms, Three Delicacies on the Earth (Di San Xian in Chinese), and Braised Pork with Vermicelli.

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Like the warm hearted and straightforward local people, the Harbin dishes tend to be hot, strong flavors.Braised Pork with Vermicelli is a famous dish in Northeast of China. It is a dish cooked in traditional cooking skills with local materials. Because that this area is rich in potatoes, so the vermicelli there mainly means potato powder. When winter comes, the locals store processed potato power for future use.
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Braised Chicken with Fresh Mushrooms is a traditional and famous dish of northeast China. To cook this dish people first scald and depilate the chicken and then cut the chicken into pieces. Then put the chicken pieces together with the scallion, ginger, water and some other condiments into a stockpot. After the soup is boiled, add some fresh mushrooms into the soup to improve the flavor. The dish could be eaten as soon as the mushrooms are cooked completely.
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The main characteristics of Russian cuisine is that of a variety of flavors, such as sour, sweet, spicy and salty to satisfy different tastes. The Russian cuisine in Harbin has several decades of history. You can taste the traditional and fastidious -making Russian cuisine in Harbin International Hotel, the Swan Hotel, the Friendship Palace, Harbin Ma'dieer Hotel, Huamei Western Restaurant and so on. The famous dishes of Russian cuisine are Fillet Steak, Roast Pig with Cream Sauce and roasted Abalone with Cream Sauce.
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To cook this dish-Songren Xiaodu, people must prepare the main materials like pine nuts, lean meat without muscle and the hard fat. The cooked Songren Xiaodu is brown, while when cut into pieces, the lean meat is shown to be amaranth and the fattiness is milk white, and amaranth and milk white will not be mixed.
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It is a kind of bread. It is a special local cuisine in Harbin. This big bread has a round shape and 2.5 kilograms weight. It features traditional European taste. The scarfskin is crisp and the inside flesh is soft. It is a perfect food for the old and the kids.
Restaurant: Liushunyuan Muslim Restaurant
Price: CNY 40 / pax
Address: 210 Youyi Street, Daoli District
Tel: 84655180
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It is another kind of bread. It is not only tasty but also nourishing. It is worth mentioning that it is the ideal food for the people whose stomach is not so good. It can keep a long time, so it is convenient for travelers to take along with.
Family Bai Muslim Restaurant
Price:50/pax
Add: 196 Hongqi Street, Xiangfang District
Tel: 82343712
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The main materials of this dish include potatoes, green peppers, and eggplants. It has an intense taste of soy sauce and salt. This dish is one of the famous dishes in Harbin.
Restaurant: Family Bai Muslim Restaurant
Price: 50/pax
Add: 196 Hongqi Street, Xiangfang District
Tel: 82343712
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In this dish, the muscle is the main materials. First, put the starchy on the pork and fry them in the pot. Second, put the tomato juice, carrot, lemon, and rock candy into the pot and boil them into sour and sweet juice. Third, put the pork and juice on the plate. It is a traditional dish in Harbin.
Restaurant: Family Bai Muslim Restaurant
Price:50/pax
Add: 196 Hongqi Street, Xiangfang District