Jellyfish soup is a fairly well-known local snack, available at restaurants of all sizes. It’s commonly enjoyed for breakfast, paired with a serving of fish dumplings or kelp buns — truly a seafood feast in one meal. A bowl costs around 10 yuan, enough for two or three people to share. …
The shallow waters around Changdao are abundant with sea crabs, which grow large and plump. As a result, Changdao crabs are said to be among the meatiest in China. In addition to spicy crab, locals also prepare them steamed, salt-baked, or braised. Visitors can ask restaurants to cook them however they prefer. The most important thing about eating crab is freshness—typically, a 3-liang (150g) crab in Changdao costs just over ten yuan.
Long Island is a major producer of various types of prawns, and braised prawns in soy sauce are extremely famous here. This dish is loved by restaurants of all sizes and even ordinary households. Seafood is definitely a staple of the local cuisine, and this dish can be found in almost every restaurant, usually priced around 50 yuan. At seafood street stalls, prices can often be negotiated, typically...
Blanched Blood Clam is a famous dish from Changdao. It features fresh blood clam as the main ingredient. The clam meat is trimmed, skinned, cleaned, and thinly sliced. A dipping sauce is prepared with sesame paste, cooking wine, fermented tofu, chive blossom sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, shrimp paste oil, chopped cilantro, scallions, and salt. The clam slices are briefly blanched in a hot pot and then dipped in the sauce. The dish is delicious, …
Three-Shred Raw Abalone Scallop is a famous dish from Changdao. It features abalone and scallops as the main ingredients. The fresh abalone meat is trimmed, cleaned, and scored with a crosshatch pattern on the front side. It is then blanched in boiling water until cooked and placed back into the cleaned abalone shells, arranged around the edge of the plate. Strips of dried red chili, bamboo shoots, and shiitake mushrooms are also briefly blanched in boiling water and sprinkled over the abalone. A ladle of clear broth is brought to a boil, seasoned...
Also known as the purple sea urchin and commonly called "black-spined pot," it is a specialty of Changdao. Shaped like a hedgehog, its egg yolk is a precious seafood delicacy—delicious in taste and highly nutritious. The urchin shell can also be used medicinally. The diadema sea urchin is mainly distributed in the sea areas around the northern islands of Changdao and the Greater and Lesser Zhushan Islands, covering a resource area of about ten thousand mu. Since the 1980s, the county has been developing and utilizing sea urchin resources...
Long Island sea cucumber is the finest variety among sea cucumbers, renowned alongside ginseng on land as a premium tonic. It is rich in various nutrients such as protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and iodine, offering multiple health benefits including nourishing kidney yang, replenishing qi and yin, improving bowel function, moisturizing dryness, and promoting fluid production and blood enrichment. In recent years, the developed “sea cucumber mucopolysaccharide” injection has been clinically used to treat cancer with very positive results. Due to the favorable marine conditions around Long Island, sea cucumbers are distributed near the shores of its various islands.
Tuoji Inkstone is made from Tuoji stone sourced in Changdao County. It features a bluish-black color, slightly tinged with dark blue or gray-green, scattered with golden specks, and marked by distinct snow-wave patterns, hence also known as the "Golden Speck Snow-Wave Inkstone." The production of this inkstone began in the Northern Song Dynasty, flourished during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and became an imperial tribute in the Qing Dynasty. Tuoji stone is extracted from a steep cliff on the western side of Tuoji Island, making the quarrying process extremely difficult, …
Fresh Fish Noodles The fresh fish noodles of Changdao refer to a type of mixed soup noodle (also called da mian or bai chi mian). The typical preparation involves heating oil in a pan until hot, sautéing chopped scallions and garlic, then adding chunks of fresh fish and lightly stir-frying them. Water is added and brought to a boil, after which handmade noodles are dropped into the pot and cooked until done, then topped with green garnishes (such as chives, spinach, or cilantro). The tender fish chunks, slippery...
Qigao is a famous snack in Weihai. It is made by placing potato flour in an earthenware basin, sprinkling water gradually, stirring repeatedly until well mixed, then steaming it in a pot over high heat before cutting it into square pieces to serve. Because it tastes so good that people tend to eat it quickly and may choke, it is also nicknamed "Choker Dog." It is usually eaten with congee. In small Weihai eateries, it costs about 2–3 yuan per piece. …
The practical root carvings of Rongcheng have a long history. Liu Yuzhu, the advocate of the Rongcheng Root Carving Art Association, was awarded the title of "Folk Artist" by UNESCO and received an honorary certificate. (Weihai)…
Main ingredients: wheat flour, eggs, lard, and white sugar. The cakes are made thick, fragrant, and sweet, giving energy when eaten. Originally, they were personal snacks that a bride would tuck at the bottom of her dowry chest to bring to her husband’s home and give to her new groom. Commonly known as "Wife Cakes." (Weihai)…
Weihai is located in the eastern part of the Shandong Peninsula, where the major bays along the coast serve as migration, breeding, and habitat areas for prawns, thus offering uniquely favorable conditions for both fishing and farming. The annual yield exceeds 20,000 tons. Live Weihai prawns feature a body color that is green tinged with jade-like clarity, delicate and translucent. Once cooked, they turn a brilliant orange-red, as if carved from coral—visually striking and exceptionally delicious to eat…
Although called a fish, abalone is not a fish but a type of mollusk—a soft-bodied creature with an oval shell that crawls on rocky reefs. Whether cooked as a dish or boiled in soup, it has a unique flavor. In China, it has long been regarded as a delicacy of the sea. Abalone, known in ancient times as “fù” and commonly called “general’s hat,” has a hard, thick, low, flat, and wide shell shaped like an ear. The spiral...
Figs belong to the Moraceae family and the Ficus genus. They come in flat-round, spherical, or inverted-oval shapes. When ripe, their skin is light yellow or light green, and the flesh is light red or deep red. The fruit is sweet and rich in glucose, fructose, protein, fat, and various vitamins. The roots, leaves, and fruit can all be used medicinally to treat dysentery, hemorrhoids, enteritis, diarrhea, and other ailments. The fruit can be eaten fresh...
China is the homeland of peaches, with a cultivation history of at least 3,000 years. There are many varieties of peaches, known for their beautiful color and delicious taste. The Rongcheng yellow peach variety has long been praised by the public for its large size, thick flesh, bright yellow color, and excellent storage and transport qualities. It is also highly nutritious, making it a fruit that meets human nutritional needs and offers significant health benefits. Canned Rongcheng yellow peaches made from…
Shan Hua Carpets come in a wide variety of colors and patterns, and are exquisitely crafted. In particular, their woven jacquard carpets and tufted carpets blend Eastern and Western styles, with finely detailed and vividly expressive shearing. They are high-end, artistically valuable carpet masterpieces that are deeply loved by customers both in China and abroad. …
Weihai is one of the major production areas of large peanuts in Shandong, with an annual output of over 200,000 tons. Weihai large peanuts are large in size, plump in kernel, white-skinned, and have brightly colored kernels that are crisp, sweet, and delicious. Due to their long growth period of about 180 days, they receive ample nutrients and sunlight, resulting in a comprehensive synthesis of amino acids, high levels of protein and…
Bifidus Stick Yogurt is made by fermenting a variety of lactic acid bacteria such as Bifidobacterium and Lactococcus, then carefully selecting ingredients for processing. It has a sweet and sour taste, is rich in nutrition, visually appealing, convenient to drink, and offers benefits such as regulating the gastrointestinal tract, detoxifying, and reducing internal heat. Compared to similar products both domestically and internationally, it has the following features: …
Chestnuts are native to China, with a cultivation history of over 2,500 years. In ancient times, they were ranked alongside peaches, apricots, plums, and dates as one of the “Five Fruits.” Rushan also has a long history of chestnut cultivation. In Xiashipeng Village, Zhuwang Town, located on the southern slope of Mashan Mountain, there are four ancient chestnut trees over 150 years old that still bear fruit every year. In Mashan...