Editing Harbin (section)

===Cuisine===

[[File:Guobaorou a0.jpg|thumb|Traditional Guo Bao Rou]]
Harbin is renowned for its culinary tradition. The cuisine of Harbin consists of European dishes and Northern Chinese dishes mainly typified by heavy sauce and deep-frying.<ref name="cnntravel">
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One of the most famous dishes in [[Northeastern Chinese cuisine]] is [[Guo Bao Rou]], a form of sweet and sour pork. It is a classic dish from Harbin that originated in the early 20th century in Daotai Fu ({{lang-zh|道台府|hp=Dàotái Fǔ|links=no}}).<ref name="Guobaorou">{{cite web|script-title=zh:"锅包肉"来自道台府|url=http://www.hljnews.cn/fou_baoye/2005-10/25/content_884048.htm|script-work=zh:生活报|via=Heilongjiang News |access-date=1 March 2014|date=25 October 2005|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306231357/http://www.hljnews.cn/fou_baoye/2005-10/25/content_884048.htm|archive-date=6 March 2014}}</ref> It consists of a bite-sized pieces of pork in a [[potato starch]] [[batter (cooking)|batter]], deep-fried until crispy. They are then lightly coated in a variation of a sweet and sour sauce, made from freshly prepared [[syrup]], rice vinegar, sugar, flavoured with ginger, cilantro, sliced carrot and garlic. The Harbin Guobaorou is distinct from that of other areas of China, such as Liaoning, where the sauce may be made using either tomato ketchup or orange juice. Rather the Harbin style is dominated by the honey and ginger flavours and has a clear or honey yellow colour. Originally the taste was fresh and salty. In order to fete foreign guests, Zheng Xingwen, the chef of Daotai Fu, altered the dish into a sweet and sour taste. Usually, people prefer to go to several small or middle size restaurants to enjoy this dish, because it is difficult to handle the frying process at home.<ref name="Guobaorou"/>

Demoli Stewed Live Fish is one among other notable dishes in Harbin, which is originated in a village named Demoli on the expressway from Harbin to Jiamusi. The village is now Demoli Service Area on Harbin-Tongjiang Expressway.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://heilongjiang.dbw.cn/system/2010/09/02/052704618.shtml |script-title=zh:哈同公路得莫利服务区打造"龙江第一服务区" |website=dbw.cn Heilongjiang |date=2010-09-02 |language=zh-cn |access-date=3 March 2014 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006135225/http://heilongjiang.dbw.cn/system/2010/09/02/052704618.shtml }}</ref> Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms, Braised Pork with Vermicelli, and quick-boil pork with Chinese sauerkraut are also typical authentic local dishes.

Since Russia had a strong influence on Harbin's history, the local cuisine of Harbin also contains Russian-style dishes and flavor.<ref name="hktdc.com HarbinInfo"/> There are several authentic Russian-style restaurants in Harbin, especially alongside the Zhongyang Street.<ref name="HarbinCuisine">{{cite web
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[[File:Smoked Chinese sausage.jpg|thumb|Harbin-style smoked sausage]]
A popular regional specialty is [[Chinese sausage#Northern China|Harbin-style smoked savory red sausage]].<ref name="cnntravel"/> This product, which is similar to mild Lithuanian and German sausages, tend to be much more of European flavours than other Chinese sausages. In 1900, Russian merchant Ivan Yakovlevich Churin founded a branch in Harbin, which was named [[Qiulin Group|Churin Foreign trading company]] ({{lang-zh|p=Qiulin Yanghang}}; {{langx|ru|Цюлинь Янхан|links=no}}) selling imported clothes, leather boots, canned foods, vodka, etc., and began to expand sales network in other cities in Manchuria.<ref name=churinfc>{{lang|ru|[http://russian.china.org.cn/russian/56082.htm Торговая фирма «И. Я. Чурин и К<sup>о</sup>» и табачная фабрика А. Лопато] // Китайский информационный Интернет-центр 10/01/2003}}</ref><ref>{{lang|ru|Спутник по Сибири, Маньчжурии, Амуру и Уссурийскому краю. 1911 год (6 год издания). Составил И. С. Кларк. VII выпуск. — Иркутск. — Паровая типо-литография П. Макушина и В. Посохина. — С. 106.}}</ref> The influx of Europeans through the Trans-Siberian Railway and Chinese Eastern Railway, increased demand of European flavor food. In 1909, Churin's Sausage Factory was founded, and first produced European flavor sausage with the manufacturing process of Lithuanian staff. Since then, European style sausage has become a specialty of the city.<ref name="cnntravel"/>

A Russian style large round bread [[Dalieba|大列巴 dà liě ba]], derived from the Russian word ''{{lang|ru-Latn|khleb}}'' for "bread" is also produced in Harbin's bakeries. Dalieba is a miche like sourdough bread. First introduced to the locals by a Russian baker, it has been sold in bakeries in Harbin for over a hundred years.<ref name="Russiankhleb">
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</ref> Dalieba's sour and chewy taste is different from other traditional soft and fluffy Asian style breads in other parts of China.

[[Kvass]], a Russia-originated [[fermented beverage]] made from [[black bread|black]] or regular [[rye bread]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enjoyyourcooking.com/beverage-recipes/russian-rye-bread-drink-kvass.html|title=Kvass (Russian Fermented Rye Bread Drink)|access-date=27 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821154049/http://www.enjoyyourcooking.com/beverage-recipes/russian-rye-bread-drink-kvass.html|archive-date=21 August 2016}}</ref> is also popular in Harbin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://meal.dbw.cn/system/2011/06/15/053227379.shtml |script-title=zh:哈尔滨特色饮料"格瓦斯"竞相亮相哈洽会 |website=Dbw.cn |date=2011-06-15 |language=zh-hans |access-date=2014-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425131738/http://meal.dbw.cn/system/2011/06/15/053227379.shtml |archive-date=2013-04-25 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Madier ("{{lang|zh-hans|马迭尔}}", derived from "Modern") ice-cream provided in the Zhongyang Street is also well known in northern China. This ice cream is made from a specific traditional recipe and it tastes a little salty but more sweet and milky. Besides its headquarters in Harbin, it also has branches in other major Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, etc.<ref name="madier">{{cite web|script-title=zh:马迭尔进京布局意在全国市场|url=http://www.bbtnews.com.cn/news/2014-07/31000000313537.shtml|work=贺陈慧|publisher=高端旅游周刊|access-date=21 November 2014|date=31 July 2014|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218184016/http://www.bbtnews.com.cn/news/2014-07/31000000313537.shtml|archive-date=18 December 2014}}</ref>