Regional dishes & banquets 地方菜与宴席

Ningyang Siba Banquet 宁阳四八席

Ningyang Siba Banquet (宁阳四八席) is the formal guest banquet of Ningyang County (宁阳县) in Tai'an (泰安), Shandong, served round a square eight-seat table.

Xishi Tongue Clams 西施舌

Xishi Tongue Clams (西施舌) are a prized sea clam of Rizhao (日照), Shandong, and the name is also used for the white, delicate soup made from them.

Sa Grain-Thickened Meat Soup 糁

Sa Grain-Thickened Meat Soup (糁) is a peppery Linyi (临沂) breakfast soup served with wheat grains and thickened broth. In the beef version made by Zhang Xiufu (张秀付), beef bones simmer until the stock turns milk-white.

Shazhen Guada Fried Stuffed Flatbread 沙镇呱嗒

Shazhen Guada Fried Stuffed Flatbread (沙镇呱嗒) is a large, oval, stuffed cake from Shazhen (沙镇) in Liaocheng (聊城).

Yanggu Steamed Bowl Dishes 阳谷蒸碗

Yanggu Steamed Bowl Dishes (阳谷蒸碗) are bowls of battered and fried meat or fish steamed for hours until they fall apart, served at weddings and funerals in Yanggu County (阳谷县) in Liaocheng (聊城), western Shandong.

Bapi Guozi Pastries 八批果子

Bapi Guozi Pastries (八批果子) are a fried food from Liaocheng (聊城), a Shandong city shaped by the meeting of the Yellow River and the Grand Canal.

Qiaozhuang Pan-Fried Buns 乔庄水煎包

Qiaozhuang Pan-Fried Buns (乔庄水煎包) are pan-fried buns from Qiaozhuang town (乔庄镇) in Boxing County (博兴), Binzhou (滨州). China News Service's Shandong channel describes them as a century-old intangible heritage item of the town.

Huimin Weiji Whole Donkey Banquet 惠民魏集全驴宴

Huimin Weiji Whole Donkey Banquet (惠民魏集全驴宴) brings several donkey preparations to the table in Weiji (魏集), Huimin County (惠民县).

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Chengwu Sauce-Pickled Root Vegetable 成武酱大头

Chengwu Sauce-Pickled Root Vegetable (成武酱大头) is a pickle of large-rooted mustard (大头菜) cured in fermented wheat paste in Chengwu County (成武县), Heze (菏泽), in southwest Shandong.

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Juancheng Zuoying Mung Bean Balls 鄄城左营绿豆丸子

Juancheng Zuoying Mung Bean Balls (鄄城左营绿豆丸子) are a mung-bean speciality from Zuoying (左营), Juancheng (鄄城).

Pan-Fried Buns 水煎包

Pan-Fried Buns (水煎包) in Heze (菏泽), Shandong, are buns that combine cooking in water with frying in oil. China News Service's Shandong channel calls the Caozhou (曹州, the old name of Heze) version a century-old taste of the city.

Luoyang water banquet 洛阳水席

The meal offers changing textures and flavor balances, from light broths to richer or tangier dishes, so there is no single water-banquet taste.

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