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Pingyao beef

平遥牛肉ping yao niu rou

What it is

Salt-cured then simmered beef, sliced cold; tender and fragrant, sold in nearly every shop in the old town.

How to order it

Sold cold by weight and vacuum-packed as a gift; try a slice before buying a box.

Price band

¥30-60 a plate

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平遥牛肉

ping yao niu rou

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