Top ten famous dishes in Shandong

Shandong's top ten specialties are Cangshan garlic, Dong 'e Ejiao, Yantai apple, Zhangqiu scallion, Longshan millet, Zhangqiu Bao Qin, Rizhao green tea, Mingshui fragrant rice, Zhang Xia Yuxing and Shuanghou watermelon.

1, Cangshan garlic

The reasons why Cangshan garlic is superior to foreign garlic are as follows: the soil in Cangshan garlic area contains higher organic matter and higher nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; Well water in garlic area is mostly alkaline, and some wells are similar to first-class fertilizer water. Cangshan garlic is fragrant, spicy, sticky, thick and delicious, and the content of 17 amino acid is higher than that of foreign garlic.

2. Dong 'e Ejiao

Dong 'e Ejiao, named after its production in Dong 'e County, Liaocheng City, is the hometown of Ejiao and magpies in China. Known as "the land of auspicious magpies for thousands of years and the hometown of longevity of Ejiao for thousands of years", there are 3264 enterprises producing Ejiao in Dong 'e County. Well-known enterprises include Dong 'e Ejiao and Dong 'e Caozhi Wine Industry.

3. Yantai apples

Yantai is the earliest area of apple planting in China, and it is also the area with the largest planting area and the largest output. Yantai apple is famous for its big size, bright color, good smoothness, moderate sweetness and sourness, crisp and delicious, and is deeply loved by people, and is known as the "queen" of Jiaodong fruit family.

4, Zhangqiu green onions

Zhangqiu scallion, named after it was produced in Zhangqiu, Jinan, is one of the famous specialties in Shandong Province. Zhangqiu scallion has both "name", "special" and "excellent" and is known as the "king of scallions". The main variety is "Wu Tong", which is characterized by mild spicy taste, slightly sweet taste, crisp taste, large onion core and easy long-term storage.

5. Longshan millet

Longshan millet was produced in Longshan Town, Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province, and it was one of the four major tributes of China in Qing Dynasty. Longshan millet is round and big, with golden and bright color and high rice yield. The porridge cooked with it is golden yellow, thick soup, with a layer of rice oil on the surface, rich in flavor and rich in nutrition.

6. Zhangqiu Bao Qin

Zhangqiu Baoqin is produced in Jiabao Village, Xinzhai Township, Zhangqiu City, Shandong Province, where celery has been planted for hundreds of years. There are many celery planted in Zhangqiu, but only the celery in Jiabao Village is rich in fragrance and slightly sweet in green, which is incomparable to other celery. In the market, people only know the celery planted in Jiabao village, which is called Jiabao celery dish.

7. Rizhao green tea

The overwintering period of tea trees in Rizhao is 1-2 months longer than that in the south, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, which is beneficial to the accumulation of inclusions. According to expert identification, the contents of catechin and amino acid are higher than those of similar products in South China, which are 13.7% and 5.3% respectively.

8. Mingshui fragrant rice

Mingshui fragrant rice, named after being produced in Mingshui District (Mingshui Street and Shuang Shan Street) in Zhangqiu City, Jinan, is one of the famous specialties in Shandong Province. Its particles are yellowish, translucent, full, hard, transparent and shiny; Rice tastes refreshing.

9. Zhang Xia Yuxing

Apricot meat can be eaten fresh, but also processed into preserved apricots, canned apricots, dried apricots and almond skins. Almond can be made into almond cream, almond dew, almond oil, etc.

10, double-sided watermelon

Double watermelon is a specialty of yinan county and a geographical indication product of China (geographical indication of agricultural products). It is named because it is mainly produced in Taohuashan Village, Hanjiayu Village and Leishigou Village in Shuanghou Town of this county.