Shandong, the pearl of East China, faces South Korea and Japan across the sea, is an important cradle of Chinese civilization and the birthplace of Confucian culture. With such a profound culture, time-honored history and natural landscapes, Shandong boasts many world-class cultural and natural heritages, famous cities and towns, historical relics and sites, ancient schools and manors.
The photo exhibition of Shandong Cuisine shows the authentic food of Shandong. Enjoy!
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Dezhou Braised Chicken
Dezhou Braised Chicken is very popular in China. The broth of Dezhou Braised Chicken is made of shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, cloves, cardamom, fennel, and star anise. You can smell its fragrance before you see it.
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Foshanyuan Vegetarian Restaurant
This is a very friendly Buddhist restaurant whose entire menu is vegetarian! Pictures and English translations are presented on the menu. Restaurant serves hot pot, dumplings, traditional Northern veganized Chinese foods, soup, desserts, cold dishes and an array of wonderful teas, all in family style. No beer/alcohol.
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Confucian Cuisine
Confucian cuisine is the concrete embodiment of Confucius' food idea of “he did not dislike to have his rice finely cleaned, nor to have his mincemeat cut quite small” and has been served as typical royal cuisine in ancient China. Confucian cuisine are characterized with fine ingredients, exquisite cooking, exquisite vessels, profound implication of dish names, simple and elegant banquet restaurants and solemn banquet etiquette.
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Laiyang Pears
Laiyang pears are mostly obovate, with large fruits and yellow-green peel. The surface of Laiyang pears is rough with brown rust spots and the calyx is concave. The texture of the pulp is fine, the juice is rich, and the taste is crisp and sweet. It is the top grade among pears. Laiyang pears are named after they are produced in Laiyang City, and Laiyang is also famous for Laiyang pears.
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Qixia Apples
Qixia apples are mostly planted on hillside terraces with good light conditions and superior climate. The soil texture is loose and breathable, rich in calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc and other essential mineral elements, and the fruits produced are of high nutritional value.
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Tsingtao Brewery
Tsingtao Brewery was established by the Germans in 1903 and has since developed into China’s most famous beer brand. Tsingtao Brewery is brewed with three ingredients: high-quality cereals, hops, and pure mineral water from Mount. Lao.
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The Spring Water Banquet
Shandong cuisine is one of the four major cuisines in China. The Spring Water Banquet selects spring water, lotus, cattail, crispy lotus root, wild water chestnut and aquatic products through the innovative products of Shandong cuisine to process into a rich variety of specialty dishes.
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The Water Margin Banquet
Water Margin, one of the four classic novels in the Chinese literature, is based on the stories of the historical figures of Song Jiang and his 107 partners, who rebelled against the feudal emperor. This novel has been popular among the Chinese readers for hundreds of years, based on which the Water Margin Banquet is a special flavor banquet developed, with a total of 216 dishes.
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Tai’an Three Beauties
There are three beauties in Tai’an City of which the local people are proud: Chinese cabbage, tofu and Taishan spring water. Li Bai and Du Fu, two great poets of Tang Dynasty, had visited Taishan (Mount. Tai) for many times and tried out all sorts of dishes made from the three beauties.
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Wudi Gold Thread Jujube
Wudi Gold Thread Jujube is a specialty of Binzhou City, Shandong Province. The fruit of Wudi Gold Thread Jujube is bright red, rich in vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other mineral elements, and has the effect of lowering cholesterol.
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Wu Dalang Cooking Cake
Wu Dalang cooking cake is a special snack in Shandong Province, delicious but not greasy.
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Crispy Pancakes
A pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack, not to be confused with oat bar flapjacks) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan, often frying with oil or butter. Archaeological evidence suggests that pancakes were probably the earliest and most widespread cereal food eaten in prehistoric societies.
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Yantai Cherry
Yantai is one of the earliest areas in China to plant and cultivate cherries, with a high annual output and good quality. The brand value of Yantai cherries reached 5.37 billion yuan (840.3 million dollars) in 2020.
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Yantai Grape
The geographical conditions of Yantai are superior, which is conducive to the cultivation of a variety of fruits. Especially in terms of grape cultivation, there are unique conditions. Such superior climatic conditions make it one of the seven high-quality Grape Coasts in the world.
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Zhoucun Sesame Seed Cake
As a specialty of Zhoucun in Zibo city, this crispy sesame cakes (sort of like a round, thin biscuit) have been produced in this region for nearly 2,000 years. The long shelf-life makes them an excellent tourist souvenir.
