Mengsi Sesame Cakes are a specialty of Mengsi Town, Linyi County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province. The sesame cakes from Mengsi Town are made with meticulous care, featuring a crispy texture and delicious taste that leaves a lingering aroma, making them highly popular among residents in surrounding counties and towns. Mengsi Sesame Cakes originate from Mengsi Town in Linyi and are primarily made with refined flour. Their preparation is refined, resulting in a crispy, tasty snack with a lasting fragrance after eating. They have a long history of traditional craftsmanship.
Songji Roast Pigeon is a specialty of Linyi County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province. The pigeons used in Linyi’s Songji Roast Pigeon are tender squab, prepared using a unique cooking recipe and roasted over pure charcoal with a process of three simmerings and three roasts. The result is tender meat with crispy bones and delicious flavor. Modern medical research shows that pigeon meat nourishes the liver and kidneys, benefits qi and blood, nourishes yin to treat diabetes, and is especially beneficial to the spleen and stomach, making it an…
Well-cooked Donkey Meat from Xiguan is a specialty of Linyi County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province. The third-generation inheritor of this tradition, Xing Huitang, was invited to participate in a food exhibition and performance in Shandong Province in 1955. He developed a series of donkey meat products including donkey meat sausage, a full donkey feast, and various donkey offal dishes. According to the Linyi County Annals...
【Northern Shandong White Goat】 A high-quality dual-purpose breed used for both its hide and meat, commonly found in areas such as Dezhou and Huimin. The Northern Shandong White Goat is robust and compact in build, with pure white, flawless fur all over its body. It has slender, inverted V-shaped horns on top of its head, a beard under its jaw, a long and slender neck, a straight back, and agile movements. At one year of age, the goat stands over 50…
Lili Winter Jujube The Lili Winter Jujube is characterized by its large size, sweet taste, bright color, thin skin, and crisp flesh. It is the only variety of jujube classified as a fresh fruit. Known as the "rare treasure fruit" and the "living vitamin pill,"...
"Fairy Pill" Roasted Egg The "Fairy Pill" brand roasted egg is a nationally patented food product developed over many years of research. It fully imports Korean equipment, uses fresh duck and chicken eggs, and is produced exclusively in China using a special process. Roasted eggs are made through a unique technique at specific temperature ranges. Not only do they retain the original nutritional value of fresh eggs, but they also significantly reduce the...
Kou Family Tofu Skin is the flagship product of Linyi County Kangjian Soy Products Co., Ltd., with a long production history. According to county records and local folklore, when Prince Yan of the Ming Dynasty camped in Su’an during his northern campaign, he tried “Kou Family Tofu Skin.” Refreshed after eating despite his exhaustion from battle, the dish earned the name “Prince Yan’s Health.” This product is made by carefully selecting...
The Linzi Town in Linyi County currently has an 8,000-mu production base for Chinese Longevity Peaches, yielding 12 million kilograms of fresh peaches annually, making it one of the largest production bases in northwestern Shandong. The Chinese Longevity Peach matures in late October but can be available on the market as early as mid-to-late September, meeting the market demand during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays. When stored in controlled-temperature warehouses, the peaches can be delayed for availability around the Spring Festival. Typically, each peach weighs between 350–500 grams, with the heaviest reaching up to 850 grams. The flesh is bright red, sweet, refreshing, and deliciously tempting, making it a rare delicacy. In October 2002, the Chinese Longevity Peaches cultivated and selected by the town won the “Gold Award at the China Shandong Forest Products Expo.”
Tiankou Lamb comes from Xinglong Town in Linyi County and has a history of over 100 years. The lamb is sourced exclusively from locally raised farm-raised lambs, slaughtered by an imam, seasoned with a traditional family recipe, and simmered slowly over firewood for three hours in an aged, continuously used broth. After cooling for about three hours in a shaded area, it is topped with a homemade seasoning. It boasts a delicious and refreshing taste. …
Daliu Noodles originate from Daliu Town in Ningjin County. They are renowned for their long strands—several feet in length—that remain neat and untangled, with each strand clearly defined yet soft yet firm, earning them the poetic names “Bowstring Noodles” and “Golden Threads Wrapped Around a Bowl.” The noodles date back to the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty and flourished during the late Qing and early Republican periods. The production technique of Daliu Noodles is unique. They are primarily made with refined wheat flour, and depending on the season...
Chief’s Buns originate from Zhanging Town in Ningjin County and date back to the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty. Their characteristics include white dough, thin skin, generous meat filling, soft yet non-sticky texture, resilient casing that doesn’t break, and precisely folded thirty-two pleats. When cooked, they resemble blooming chrysanthemums, excelling both in appearance and taste. Zhanging Town is located at the border between Shandong and Hebei provinces, belonging to Ningjin County in Shandong...
According to the Linyi County Annals, the cooked donkey meat from Xiguan in Linyi has a history of over a hundred years. Its third-generation inheritor, Xing Huitang, was invited to the provincial food fair in 1955 to perform cooking demonstrations. When the Xing family’s donkey meat was taken off the stove, its aroma filled the entire venue, and the exhibits received high praise, earning the reputation of “Five-Spice Donkey Meat.” Today, its inheritor, Mr. Xing Yuqi, has inherited the family’s traditional processing techniques…
The production technique of Chief "Gaoji" steamed cornbread has a history of over two hundred years. Made from locally sourced high-quality soybeans and millet, and processed using an ancestral unique method, it features a fresh color, delicious taste, soft and palatable texture, rich aroma, and distinctive flavor. It can be prepared in various ways such as steaming, frying, stewing, braising, or mixing. Regular consumption offers unique benefits for conditions such as high blood lipids, high blood sugar, and high...
Baodian donkey meat, one of the “Three Famous Local Dishes” of Ningjin, gained fame during the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty. It was once an imperial tribute, renowned nationwide for its unique flavor, and is often praised as “dragon meat in heaven, donkey meat on earth.” It has been included in the *Chinese Dictionary of Famous Local Specialties*. As a purely natural food, donkey meat is mild in nature, sweet in taste, richly aromatic, and known for nourishing yin and moisturizing...
Ningjin cricket jars embody the essence of heaven and earth and the spirit of mountains and rivers. They produce both the bold and majestic northern jars and the delicate and exquisite southern pots. The entire process involves over ten meticulous steps, including soil extraction, slurry making, mud filtering, clay refining, mold forming, drying, polishing, carving, and firing. They look like jade, gleaming brilliantly; feel like a child’s skin, smooth and soft to the touch; when tapped...
Halal Wangjiayuanzi Fruit Vinegar has been sold in Shandong, Hebei, Tianjin, Beijing, and other regions since the early Qing Dynasty, and now features multiple series and varieties. The fruit vinegar is brewed using unique processes with ingredients such as jujube, sorghum, wheat, duck pear, apple, hawthorn, and mulberry. The product is rich in amino acids, succinic acid, usnic acid, niacin…
Shen's Braised Chicken is a specialty of Ningjin County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province. The fresh braised chicken from Ningjin’s Shen family is made with carefully selected ingredients and crafted through twenty meticulous processes. It features an attractive appearance, vibrant color, tender and delicious meat, rich and authentic five-spice flavor, and is so thoroughly cooked that it falls off the bone. As a high-protein, low-fat nutritious tonic, it has long been hailed as the “No. 1 Chicken in China.” Dezhou Shen...
It is one of the renowned superior livestock breeds in North China. It features a tall body (typically 126–136 cm, up to 155 cm), sturdy physique, tolerance to coarse feed, ease of handling, and strong adaptability. Its tough and thick hide can be used for leather production or as raw material for the valuable traditional Chinese medicine “Ejiao.” The terrain of Qingyun County…
The Wangbu Jian Enamel Factory in Ningjin County was established in 1978, and its cloisonné craftsmanship was introduced from Beijing. This art form originated during the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty. It involves crafting the body of an object from purple copper, shaping copper wires into various patterns, soldering them onto the copper base, filling the designs with enamel glaze, and then firing the piece. Wangbu Jian Cloisonné is divided into antique-style handicrafts and modern crafts...
The "Shiji" brand Red Globe grapes, a specialty of Ningjin, are certified as pollution-free agricultural products by the Shandong Provincial Department of Agriculture. The grapes feature bright colors, neat clusters, firm and crisp flesh, rich nutrition, and excellent quality. With thick and long fruit stems, they are not prone to dropping and are highly resistant to storage and transportation. They are a premium variety of table grapes and an ideal fruit for gifting to family and friends or for family consumption...