Boxing Prawns are produced within Boxing County, Shandong Province, under the authority of the Boxing County Fisheries Association. The geographical coordinates are as follows: Point A at 118°07′8.78″ east longitude, 37°21′5.81″ north latitude; Point B at 118°15′10.09″ east longitude, 37°22′51.31″ north latitude; Point C at 118°16′16…
Madahu Hairy Crabs are produced within the territory of Madahu Lake in Boxing County, Shandong Province, by the Boxing County Fisheries Association. The geographical coordinates are: A 118°08′29.99″E, 37°06′40.00″N; B 118°08′37.47″E, 37°05′30.50″N; C 118°…
【Xidong Black Goats】 are raised in the mountainous areas of southern Zouping County, mainly around Xidong Town. They are dual-purpose goats used for both meat and wool. These goats are known for their high meat yield, abundant cashmere production, fast reproduction, strong disease resistance, and suitability for mountain farming. Xidong Black Goats are entirely black with beards. They have an upright head and neck, broad and deep chests, arched ribs, straight backs and waists, and strong limbs…
Qingyang Millet is a specialty of Qingyang Town, Zouping County, Binzhou City, Shandong Province. As a distinctive local agricultural product, Qingyang millet is known for its bright color, pure taste, fragrant aroma, unique flavor, and rich nutrition. The product is sold both within and outside the province. Qingyang Millet has been awarded a National Geographical Indication Certification trademark. Qingyang Town is located in the southwestern part of...
Produced in Zouping County. The trees are tall with an open canopy. The fruit has delicate flesh, is seedless and juicy, and boasts a unique flavor. It serves both as food and medicine, making it a precious, health-promoting, natural green food. Its soluble solids content can exceed 20%. Each 100 grams of fresh fruit contains 0.7g of protein—3.5 times that of apples—and 0.6mg of vitamins—over 3 times that of apples. It also contains 0.1g of fat, 0.1g of carbohydrates, and nutrients such as vitamins B1 and B2. The persimmons can be eaten fresh or used to make cakes, with a cake yield of over 30%. They can also be processed into dried persimmons, persimmon slices, persimmon juice, as well as refined into persimmon honey, persimmon sugar, or used in wine and vinegar production. Persimmon fruits and their processed products have good medicinal properties—they can treat gastrointestinal diseases, stop bleeding, moisten the intestines, and help lower blood pressure. Persimmon calyxes can treat hiccups and nocturia, while persimmon frost can relieve sore throats, dryness in the throat, and mouth ulcers. Persimmon leaves are rich in vitamin C, rutin, choline, and other substances, making them suitable for making persimmon leaf tea. Dried persimmons are mainly exported to Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore, indicating broad market prospects.
Maifan Stone is one of the specialties of Zouping County. It is a type of weathered mountain rock and also a highly beneficial nutritional mineral for the human body. The stone is loose and brittle in texture, mostly granular in form, with black-and-white patterns, vibrant colors, and a metallic sheen. Zouping County’s Changbai Mountain Range is rich in deposits. It is mainly found in areas such as Xueshan in Linchi Town and Xuehua Mountain in Xidong Town…
Xidong Tofu is a specialty of Xidong Town, Zouping County, Binzhou City, Shandong Province. Xidong sour mash tofu is made entirely by hand through eight processes: selecting ingredients, soaking, grinding, defoaming, removing residue, boiling, coagulating, and pressing, using high-quality soybeans and mountain spring water as raw materials. The resulting tofu has a tender and smooth texture, a rich and mellow bean flavor, is green and healthy, and highly nutritious…
Shepherd's purse is not only delicious but also highly nutritious. It is a food that is good for the liver and lungs in spring and worth eating more of. Shepherd's purse dumplings tend to absorb oil, so adding more minced meat and sesame oil enhances their flavor. Food Type: Local Cuisine Recommended Restaurant: Xinya Grand Hotel Price: 28 RMB per serving…
Taizi Huoshao is located in Taizi Town on the banks of the Yellow River in the northwestern part of Zouping County. Freshly baked Taizi Huoshao looks crisp and golden, with an aroma that is both toasty and fragrant. Its outer crust is as thin as paper and can crumble at the slightest touch. The inner layers are stacked, offering a chewy yet smooth bite. After your taste buds experience the crunch, crispness, sweetness, and softness, you might find your mouth dry — that’s when a bowl of tomato and egg soup comes as the perfect pairing. For any delicious dish to be truly captivating, it must have its own unique requirements.
The wild game dishes "Fried Four Delicacies" and "Crispy Four Treats" from Heban Mountain include fried chrysanthemum sprouts, fried mint sprouts, fried prickly ash sprouts, and fried Chinese toon sprouts, as well as crispy scorpions, crispy queen bees, crispy grasshoppers, and crispy cicadas. Brought forth by the gentle spring breeze and carefully picked and caught by local farmers, these delicacies are fried and seasoned to release an aromatic fragrance that lingers long after the meal—making them a highlight of any banquet…
Zouping Sour Soup Tofu The birthplace of "Sour Soup Tofu" from the Zouping County Tofu Culture Association is Sunjiayu Village, Xidong Town, Zouping County, Shandong Province. Using sour soup to coagulate tofu is a tofu processing method passed down locally for thousands of years, which is fundamentally different from brine tofu and gypsum tofu. The sour soup used by the Sun family to make tofu is an old batch handed down through generations in the hometown of Mr. Sun Huabing (the inheritor of sour soup tofu) in Shandong. The liquid that is drained during the tofu-making process is collected in a dedicated vat and allowed to ferment naturally with lactic acid bacteria, turning sour — this is what is called "sour soup." The tofu made using this sour soup is called "Sour Soup Tofu." Each time tofu is made, a new batch of sour soup is retained and reused in a continuous cycle to this day. The principle of making tofu with sour soup is similar to using "starter dough" or "old dough" to steam buns. It contains no additives or chemicals, making it truly "using the original broth to cook the original food." As such, "Sour Soup Tofu" has been referred to by CCTV-1’s “Life Morning Reference” program as "eco-friendly tofu."
The Qingyang Feast is said to have originated when Empress Sun, consort of Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, returned to her hometown for a family visit. Along the way, she went to the Liquan Temple in Qingyang Town to worship and offer incense, accompanied by local dignitaries and gentry. By noon, the imperial chef, using locally sourced ingredients, prepared a banquet consisting of four stir-fried dishes, four deep-fried dishes, four cold meats, four soup bowls, six assorted bowls, and four main dishes. The local gentry who tasted it all applauded in praise. This feast...
The craftsmanship of making Xidong acidic soybean curd has been successfully included in the provincial intangible cultural heritage list, becoming the first provincial-level intangible cultural heritage project in Zouping County. With a history of over 600 years, the technique uses high-quality soybeans and mountain spring water as raw materials, and involves eight handcrafted processes: selecting ingredients, soaking, grinding, defoaming, removing residue, boiling the slurry, coagulating, and pressing. Acidic soybean curd is made by coagulating the soy milk with sour liquid, resulting in a tender texture, rich bean flavor, and being green, healthy, and highly nutritious. The inheritor of this craft is Sun Huai Bing, a villager from Sunjiayu Village on Xidong Street. He introduced acidic soybean curd to Beijing and successfully hosted China’s “Acidic Soybean Curd Food Festival.” A variety of dishes made with Xidong tofu can be enjoyed at many dining venues.
Qingyang Stir-Fried Chicken originated from farmhouses in the mountainous area of Qingyang Town, Zouping. It was not well-known at first, but over the past decade or so, it has gained widespread popularity and love due to its unique flavor and affordability. Nowadays, Qingyang Stir-Fried Chicken is a household name across central, northern, and even western Shandong. It even shows signs of expanding beyond Shandong to the rest of the country. The dish is aromatic, spicy, savory, tender, and smooth...
Taizi Huoshao is located in Taizi Town, on the banks of the Yellow River in the northwest of Zouping County. Freshly baked Taizi Huoshao looks crisp and golden, with an aroma that is rich and toasty. Its outer crust is as thin as paper—so delicate it can crumble at a touch—while the inner layers are stacked, offering a chewy yet smooth bite. After your taste buds experience the crunch, crispness, sweetness, and softness, you might find your mouth dry—so follow it up with a bowl of tomato and egg soup…
Produced in Matou Town, Zouping County, this is an elite variety systematically bred and selectively cultivated from locally grown kidney bean cultivars. The plants are dwarf, standing 40–45 cm tall, with each plant producing over five branches and more than 15 pods. The stems and leaves are green, the flowers white, and the leaves are large. The inflorescence is open, with a high pod-setting rate. The pods are straight, …
Pike-perch have a spindle-shaped, slender body, short and wide heads, large scales, and are coastal fish. They prefer to inhabit river mouths and bays. Active and good jumpers, they often swim upstream in groups against the current, feeding on organic matter in the mud at the bottom of the water. They are common economic edible fish in the Zhanhua waters of the Bohai Bay. The annual production of pike-perch in the Zhanhua sea area reaches over 15,000 tons…
Oriental prawns (Zhanhua) are a delicacy among seafood, especially those from the Bohai Bay, which are large, plump, and delicious, enjoying an excellent international reputation. Located in the northeastern part of Shandong Province, the Bohai Bay is naturally sheltered by the Liaodong Peninsula and the Shandong Peninsula, resulting in calm waters that are highly suitable for prawn habitation and reproduction. In particular...
Zhanhua Wang'ezhuang Jellyfish is a specialty of Wang'ezhuang in Zhanhua County. It is extremely nutritious, with a unique nutritional profile characterized by very low fat content and high levels of protein and inorganic salts. Each 100 grams of jellyfish contains about 65 grams of water, 6–12 grams of protein, 0.1–0.5 grams of fat, around 4 grams of carbohydrates…
【Zhanhua Black Pig】 Originally known as Bohai Black Pig, it is a high-quality local pig breed of the North China type. Zhanhua County is its main production area. In September 1983, it passed provincial-level evaluation and was officially named “Zhanhua Black Pig,” subsequently being included in the Provincial Register of Local Livestock and Poultry Breeds. It has a distinctive appearance, featuring a long, straight snout, large drooping ears, and vertical wrinkles on the forehead; the back and waist are narrow…