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Panellets
Dessert Snack

Spanish Marzipan Sweet | (Panellets)

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Panellets are small marzipan sweets that that come in different forms and variations. They are made from three types of marzipan; basic, coarse, and fine, and various candied fruits or jams can be added to the marzipan. They are an all-natural product made using as few ingredients as possible, without […]

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Neula
Dessert Snack

Spanish Wafer Rolls | (Neula)

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Neula is a Catalan biscuit consisting of flour, sugar, beaten egg whites, butter, and lemon juice. The biscuits are very light and thin, and they are typically rolled into hollow tubes. Neulas are traditionally consumed during the Christmas season, accompanied by a Catalan sparkling wine called cava. The name neula […]

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Sandwich Serranito
Sides Snack

Spanish Serranito Sandwich | (Serranito Bocadillo)

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Hailing from Seville, serranito is a classic bocadillo sandwich variety dating back to the 1970s. The sandwich typically consists of either a viena andaluza (an oblong, crusty bread roll) or a mollete (a soft, rustic white bread roll) which is cut in half lengthwise and filled with slices of fried pork tenderloin (lomo de […]

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Mooncake
Dessert

Chinese Mooncake | (月饼 – Yuèbǐng)

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An ancient Chinese delicacy eaten during the Mid-August Festival or Moon Festival, known as mooncake, is a pie-like pastry made with a shortcrust base called yueh ping that is traditionally filled with black sesame seed or lotus seed paste, along with red beans, roasted pork, mung beans, dates, and salted duck egg […]

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Shaobing
Appetizers

Chinese Stuffed Flatbread | (燒餅 – Shāobǐng)

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Known as a common snack food in Northern China, shaobing is a type of layered flatbread, typically topped with sesame seeds. It is made with multiple layers of dough brushed with sesame paste and resembles a flattened bread roll. Shaobing originated in the Shandong province, but today it can be […]

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Chow Mein
Main

Chinese Chow Mein Noodles | (炒面 – Chǎomiàn)

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Although food historians can’t really agree on who made the first chow mein and when, this stir-fry dish whose name comes from the Mandarin chǎomiàn and Taishanese chāu-mèing (lit. fried noodles) had probably originated in Northern China. And even though there are as many varieties of chow mein in China […]

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Mapo Tofu
Main

Chinese Mapo Tofu | (麻婆豆腐 – Má Pó Dòufu)

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Sichuan in origin, mapo doufu consists of tofu cubes settled in a spicy sauce containing minced meat, traditionally beef or pork, and fermented black beans known as douchi. The dish is said to have been invented in a small restaurant called Chen Xingsheng in Chengdu back in 1862, while the […]

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