Wikipedia's first sentence called it “run by muslims”. Today it says “typical of han chinese cuisine”.
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Due to the majority Muslim population in western China , many Chinese restaurants cater to Muslims or cater to the general public but are run by Muslims. A Chinese Islamic restaurant (清真菜館) can sometimes be similar to a Mandarin restaurant with the exception that there is no pork in the menu. The Chinese word for halal is qingzhen (清真), so a Chinese Islamic restuarant is a "qingzhen restaurant" that serves "qingzhen" food. In most major cities in China, there are small Islamic restaurants typicially run by migrants from Western China (e.g., Uyghurs ), which offer inexpensive noodle soup. These restaurants are typically decorated with Islamic motifs such as pictures of Islamic rugs and Arabic writing. Another difference is that lamb and mutton dishes are more commonly available than in other Chinese restaurants. One common dish is the clear-broth stewed beef noodle soup (清墩牛肉湯麵). In the US, Chinese Islamic restaurants are frequented by non-Chinese as well. Pakistanis, Arabs and Iranians are among the regular clientele.1
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A Halal Bakery in Tuanjie St, the main street of Linxia City.Chinese Islamic cuisine (清真菜 qīngzhēncài or 回族菜 huízúcài) is the cuisine of the Hui (ethnic Chinese Muslims) and other Muslims living in the People's Republic of China .
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A Halal Bakery in Tuanjie St, the main street of Linxia City. Chinese Islamic cuisine ( Chinese : 清真菜 ; pinyin : qīngzhēn cài ; lit. 'Ḥalāl cuisine' or Chinese : 回族菜 ; pinyin : huízú cài ; lit. 'Hui people's cuisine') is the cuisine of the Hui (ethnic Chinese Muslims) and other Muslims living in China.
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A halal bakery in Tuanjie St, the main street of Linxia City Cuisine of Chinese Muslims ( Chinese : 淸眞菜 ; pinyin : Qīngzhēn cài ; lit. 'Ḥalāl cuisine', Dungan : Чыңжән цаы or Chinese : 回族菜 ; pinyin : Huízú cài ; lit. 'Hui people's cuisine', Dungan : Ҳуэйзў цаы) is the cuisine of the Hui (ethnic Chinese Muslims) and other Muslims living in China such as Bonan , Dongxiang , Salar and Uyghurs as well as Dungans of Central Asia .
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Dishes borrow ingredients from Middle Eastern, Turkic, and South Asian cuisines, notably mutton and spices.Much like other northern Chinese cuisines, Chinese Islamic cuisine uses wheat noodles as the staple, rather than rice.Chinese Islamic dishes include clear-broth beef noodle soup and chuanr .The Hui (ethnic Chinese Muslims), Bonan , Dongxiang , Salar , and Uyghurs of China, as well as the Dungans of Central Asia and the Panthays of Burma , collectively contribute to Chinese Islamic cuisine.
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Dishes borrow ingredients from Middle Eastern, Turkic, Iranian and South Asian cuisines, notably mutton and spices. Much like other northern Chinese cuisines, Chinese Islamic cuisine uses wheat noodles as the staple, rather than rice. Chinese Islamic dishes include clear-broth beef noodle soup and chuanr . The Hui (ethnic Chinese Muslims), Bonan , Dongxiang , Salar and Uyghurs of China, as well as the Dungans of Central Asia and the Panthays of Burma , collectively contribute to Chinese Islamic cuisine.
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run by muslims
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typical of han chinese cuisine
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