Zhāoyuán Steamed Meatballs Ingredients: 300g lean pork, 8g dried shrimp, 8g soaked dried mushrooms, 150g Chinese cabbage heart, 75g cilantro, 3 eggs. Seasonings: 10g sesame oil, 1g pepper, 13g salt, 3g MSG, 4g vinegar, 60g scallions, 20g ginger, 450g chicken broth. Preparation method…
Main ingredient: 400g premium beef Accompaniments: 10g each of minced scallion and ginger, 25g roasted sesame seeds Seasonings: 10g soy sauce, 1g salt, 5g monosodium glutamate (MSG), 10g cooking wine, 6g sugar, 2g chili oil Preparation method: 1. Slice the premium beef into thick slices (about 2mm) and marinate with minced scallion and ginger, salt, MSG...
In recent years, with the successive introduction of national policies to support agriculture, farmers have had more and more ways to increase their income and achieve prosperity. Take, for example, the strawberry greenhouses in Zangjia Village, Xiadian Town, which have made villagers’ lives increasingly prosperous. Zangjia Village in Xiadian Town is a small village with limited arable land, far from urban areas, and inconvenient transportation. Since the launch of the new rural construction campaign...
【Red Gold Apricot】 is an outstanding local variety selected in 1976 by the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau of Zhaoyuan County from native apricot resources. This apricot is large in size, with an average single fruit weight of 71 grams and a maximum of 167 grams. The fruit is oval-shaped, with a smooth surface. When ripe, it turns orange-red with a red blush on the sun-exposed side. The flesh is fine-textured, sweet, juicy, and fragrant...
【Zhaoyuan Granite Crafts】Songxiang Township in Zhaoyuan County is widely known as the “Hometown of Stones,” with its 40,000-mu hills entirely composed of granite. Currently, proven usable stone resources amount to 1.5 billion cubic meters. The granite here has a Mohs hardness of 6–7, is corrosion-resistant, anti-aging, reasonably tough, and easy to process. About 70% of the stone material...
The "Guandiwa" brand melons from Guandiwavillage in Zhaoyuan City are round in shape, crispy, exceptionally sweet, and have a smooth rind. When ripe, the fruits are white with a yellowish tint, offering a delightful crispness and exceptional sweetness, making them highly enjoyable. This variety is rich in nutrients, with a sugar content of 13%. The fruit contains 1.2% protein, 0.2% fat, total…
Golden Capital Gold Stone reigns supreme in China: Guangyuan Gold Stone is renowned across the land.
Zhaoyuan Vermicelli is a specialty of Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong Province. The vermicelli features fine, even strands that are smooth, translucent, and tough in texture. It does not swell or discolor after soaking in water for 48 hours, and is refreshing and flavorful when eaten. Zhaoyuan is renowned both domestically and internationally as the “Hometown of Silver Threads,” and is the birthplace and main production area of Longkou Vermicelli. Zhaoyuan enjoys a warm temperate...
Zhaoyuan apples are a specialty of Zhaoyuan City, Yantai, Shandong Province. Zhaoyuan Red Fuji apples are brightly colored, well-shaped, refreshingly flavorful, juicy and crisp with a sweet taste, stay firm even after long storage, and are highly nutritious. In April 1995, Zhaoyuan City was officially named “Hometown of China’s Red Fuji Apples” by the China Specialties Association. The city began grafting Fuji apple scions in 1967…
Oujiakuang Blueberries The Zhuojiakuang Village, under the management of the Zhaoyuan City Vegetable and Melon Association, is located at the foot of Mount Luoshan, 11 kilometers northeast of downtown Zhaoyuan City, Shandong Province. The water of the Cangmajian stream originates between Mount Luoshan and Mount Maogong (also known as Mount Ma), converging behind the village to form the Dashankuang Valley, which is part of the low mountain and hilly region. To the east it borders Dajiangjia, to the north it adjoins the Luoshan Forest Farm, Dayuan Village in Longkou City, and Shangyuan Village in Zhangxing Town...
Oujiakuang Chestnuts. The Oujiakuang Village, Huacao Association of Zhaoyuan City, is located at the foot of Mount Luoshan, 11 kilometers northeast of downtown Zhaoyuan in Shandong Province. The water of Cangmajian originates between Mount Luoshan and Mount Maogong (also known as Mount Ma), converging behind the village to form a large mountain valley, characterized by low mountains and hills. To the east, it borders Dajiangjia; to the north, it adjoins Luoshan Forest Farm, Dayuan Village of Longkou City, and Shangyuan Village of Zhangxing Town...
Embroidered drawn-thread work is a cross-cultural embroidery technique that blends Eastern and Western elements. Based on the design of the pattern, certain warp and weft threads are drawn out from cotton or linen fabric, and then the remaining threads are connected with needlework to form openwork patterns, achieving a distinctive artistic style. Drawn-thread work originates from traditional folk embroidery techniques. The production of embroidered drawn-thread work has a history of over 80 years...
Produced in Chifeng Town, Chao'an District, Chaozhou City. It is a new variety developed by blending the production techniques of green tea and oolong tea, combining the fresh green liquor and leaves, clean and mellow aftertaste of green tea, with the natural floral aroma characteristic of oolong tea. (Chaozhou)…
A traditional and renowned inkstone, also known as "Tuoji Inkstone" or "Golden Star Snow Wave Inkstone." It derives its name from the fact that the stone used to make it comes from Turtle Rock Island. Turtle Rock Island, also called Tuojisi Island and now known as Tuoji Island, is located among the North Changshan Islands of Penglai County, Shandong Province. It was formerly under the jurisdiction of Penglai County and is now part of Changshan County. The production of Turtle Rock Inkstone began in the Northern Song Dynasty, flourished during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and ceased during the Anti-Japanese War. An anonymous work, *Inkstone Reviews*...
Asian pears, commonly known as "Western pears," are also called "gourd pears" due to their unique shape resembling a split gourd. They are one of the traditional fruits of Penglai with a long cultivation history. Asian pears have a distinctive flavor and excellent quality, with individual fruits weighing around 200 grams. When fully ripe, the skin turns yellow with a red blush on the sun-exposed side. The peel is thin, and the flesh is milky white, fine-textured, soft, and tender, extremely juicy with no stone cells (not astringent), richly sweet, aromatic, and with a sugar content as high as 15%. Penglai Asian pears have received numerous accolades throughout history, including a gold award at the Second China Agricultural Fair in 1995. They are among the rarest treasures of the Western pear family, best enjoyed fresh, and are especially favored by people, particularly the elderly. Asian pears generally ripen in early September but, due to their poor storage and transport tolerance, are usually harvested as green fruit in mid to late August and stored until they turn yellow before eating. The climate and soil conditions in Penglai are particularly suitable for growing Asian pears, with the city's cultivation area consistently maintained at around 5,000 to 6,000 mu, yielding an annual production of 4,000 to 5,000 tons. Major producing areas include Wangzhuang, Cunlijizhen, Gusiudian, Yujiahuang, and Nanwang towns, with a portion of the produce exported to the northeast and southern regions of China. (Penglai)
Wrinkled Disc Abalone, commonly known as "abalone," is a precious marine shellfish. Penglai City is a key production area for Yantai’s Wrinkled Disc Abalone. Taxonomically, it belongs to the phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia, family Haliotidae. It has only one shell and lives by adhering to rocky reefs. Its shell is large, thick, and oval-shaped. Typically, an adult abalone's shell measures about 12.5 cm in length...
Penglai Large Peanut, also known as "Penglai One-Hole Monkey," is one of the oldest and most renowned peanut varieties among the many grown in Penglai. Historically, it has been a major exported agricultural product. In the third year of the Tongzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1862), American missionary Merris introduced the Virginia-type large peanut to local farmer Yang Delai from Dayangjia Village in Penglai for trial cultivation...
Penglai apples are round in shape, sweet or slightly tart in flavor, and are a common fruit rich in nutrients with therapeutic and auxiliary treatment benefits. According to analysis, every 100 grams of apples contain 6.5–11.2g of fructose, 2.5–3.5g of glucose, and 1.0–5.2g of sucrose; they also contain trace elements such as zinc, calcium, …
The flatfish, scientifically known as Limanda aspera, is distributed in the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea, and East China Sea, but is more abundant along the coast of Penglai. Its flesh is delicious and highly favored by coastal fishermen, making it an important economic fish species in the Penglai coastal area. Characteristics: The fish has a highly laterally compressed body, and adult fish exhibit left-right asymmetry, with both eyes located on the right side of the head…
The thorny sea cucumber is the highest quality among China’s over 20 edible sea cucumber varieties and also one of Penglai’s most important marine delicacies. Rich in nutrients and high in protein while cholesterol-free, it is a premium tonic and considered the king of seafood delicacies. Medically, sea cucumbers are known to nourish kidney yang, benefit qi and yin, and lubricate the intestines, useful for…