Regional dishes & banquets 地方菜与宴席

Hollow sugar-glazed fritters 空心琉璃丸子

The first bite breaks through a crisp, sweet coating into an airy center, making the texture lighter than an ordinary solid dumpling.

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Quick-Fried Kidney Slices 爆炒腰花

Quick-Fried Kidney Slices (爆炒腰花) is a stir-fry of pork kidney that Shandong broadcaster iqilu.com lists as a traditional speciality of Jinan (济南), the provincial capital.

Confucius Mansion Yipin Layered Pot 孔府一品锅

Confucius Mansion Yipin Layered Pot (孔府一品锅) is a historic Confucius Mansion banquet dish assembled in a specially made tin pot.

Quick-Poached Xishi Tongue Clams 汆西施舌

Quick-Poached Xishi Tongue Clams (汆西施舌) is a Qingdao (青岛) soup in which thin slices of xishi tongue clam (西施舌), a small Qingdao shellfish shaped like a large clam with white, soft but springy meat, are dropped into boiling clear stock and eaten straight away.

Lijin Pan-Fried Pork Buns 利津水煎包

Lijin Pan-Fried Pork Buns (利津水煎包) combine a soft fermented wrapper with pork and vegetables and a crisp fried crust. The name refers to cooking with water and oil, a method developed in Lijin (利津).

Changdao Seaweed Steamed Buns 长岛海菜包

Changdao Seaweed Steamed Buns (长岛海菜包) are steamed buns filled with fresh seaweed gathered around the Changshan Islands (长山列岛) of Changdao (长岛) in Yantai (烟台), Shandong.

Gaomi Pan-Baked Buns 高密炉包

Gaomi Pan-Baked Buns (高密炉包) are large white buns cooked in a pan until the base turns golden and crisp, a local speciality of Gaomi (高密) in Weifang (潍坊), Shandong.

Jingzhi Quick-Fried Shredded Pork 景芝小炒

Jingzhi Quick-Fried Shredded Pork (景芝小炒) comes from Jingzhi Town (景芝镇) in Anqiu (安丘). CCTV’s Xiangcun Da Shijie (乡村大世界) identifies four versions, pairing pork with coriander, Chinese chives, garlic flower stems or gongcai (贡菜).

Linqu Whole Goat Banquet 临朐全羊宴

Linqu Whole Goat Banquet (临朐全羊宴) is a Linqu (临朐) cooking tradition that uses different parts of a goat for a wide repertoire of dishes.

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Weishan Lake Fish Banquet 微山湖鱼宴

Weishan Lake Fish Banquet (微山湖鱼宴) is a banquet built around fish from Weishan Lake (微山湖) in Jining (济宁), Shandong, often called the whole-fish banquet (全鱼宴).

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Confucius Mansion Cuisine 孔府菜

Confucius Mansion Cuisine (孔府菜) is the Kong household’s cooking tradition centred on Qufu (曲阜), with elaborate banquets, carefully chosen vessels and dishes shaped to express literary or auspicious themes.

Mount Tai Tofu Banquet 泰山豆腐宴

The Mount Tai Tofu Banquet (泰山豆腐宴) is a set meal built around tofu from Tai'an (泰安), the city at the foot of Mount Tai (泰山) in Shandong.

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