Leling Luxi Yellow Cattle is a specialty of Leling City, Dezhou, Shandong Province. Known as the “Fatty Cattle of Shandong,” Luxi Yellow Cattle are primarily raised in the Luxi region and are world-renowned for their thin skin, fine bones, tender meat, and distinct marbling. Their meat quality is ranked among the world’s top three alongside Japanese Wagyu and Korean Hanwoo. Leling City, as one of the main production areas of Luxi Yellow Cattle...
Zhengdian Horseshoe-Shaped Sesame Cake is a specialty of Zhengdian Town, Leling City, Dezhou, Shandong Province. Fresh out of the oven, the cake has a crispy outer layer and tender inner crumb, combining crispiness and tenderness with an aroma that fills the air, excelling in color, taste, and appearance. It boasts a unique flavor profile of three distinct fragrances: caramelized, fragrant, and sesame. Zhengdian Town is located 35 kilometers south of Leling City, at the junction of “four counties and three cities”...
In 1984, with the assistance of the Beijing Food Research Institute, it was developed by the Laoling City Winery. It passed provincial-level evaluation in October 1986. The product has high nutritional value and offers medicinal benefits such as strengthening the stomach and spleen, nourishing kidneys, and promoting blood circulation. Chinese Honey Wine uses the world-renowned Laoling specialty, jujube flower honey, as its main ingredient, along with high-quality malt...
Dates Zongzi made in Leling are not only beautifully shaped and sweet to taste, but also have nourishing and health-strengthening effects. Elderly and frail individuals who regularly eat Dates Zongzi can benefit from improved digestion and stronger bones and muscles. …
Dongpo Fish Threads Water-town Jinhu is dotted with lakes and crisscrossed by rivers. Surrounded by the Gaoyou Lake, Baoying Lake, and Baima Lake, and interlaced inland by the Dasan River and river channels leading to the Yangtze, Jinhu abounds in fish and shrimp, offering an incredibly rich variety of aquatic products. As the saying goes, “Those who live by the mountain live off the mountain, and those who live by the water live off the water.” Many traditional dishes in Jinhu cuisine invariably feature aquatic products, waterfowl…
Jujube paste buns are made by first boiling jujubes, removing the pits, then simmering them in a pot until soft. The softened jujubes are mashed into a paste, transferred to a wok, and cooked with sugar until the sugar melts. Sesame oil is then added and mixed well. After cooling, the mixture becomes the jujube paste filling. The filling is wrapped in dough to form buns, which are then steamed and ready to eat. Features: Soft and pleasant texture, deliciously sweet, and good for the stomach and spleen. …
Qihe Yellow River Soft-Shelled Turtles are a specialty of Qihe County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province. The Yellow River soft-shelled turtles have an orange-yellow shell, an oval and compact body, thick and wide skirt edges, and delicate meat. They are rich in various umami amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids, and gelatinous proteins, all of which are present in higher amounts than in other turtle species. Since ancient times, soft-shelled turtles have been considered an excellent tonic for building up the body. Modern nutritional...
Developed independently by Mr. and Mrs. Guo, the lamb spine is slow-cooked in an iron pot using a secret recipe, hence the name "Guo's Iron Lamb Spine." Lamb spine, also known as sheep’s vertebrae, is often hailed as the "king of calcium-rich foods" due to its unique nutritional value. Building on this distinctive benefit and local dietary habits, the couple has continuously researched and innovated in aspects such as ingredient selection, flavor enhancement, and cooking techniques—on top of the original stewing secrets—to create their own proprietary method of preparing lamb spine. The resulting dish features tender, non-greasy meat; rich, non-slippery bone marrow; and a flavorful yet not overly gamey taste, making it highly popular among consumers. In September 2014, it was awarded the title of "Dezhou Famous Snack."
Kuitai, located 5 kilometers west of Zhengdian Town in Leling City, has a history spanning several hundred years. It is known for a distinctive local snack called “millet cornbread.” The millet cornbread from this area is bright yellow in color and sweet in taste, enjoying modest fame. Made from millet flour, soybean flour, or other coarse grain flours, the slightly cone-shaped food with a small hollow at the bottom is called cornbread...
The "Lüxi Yellow Cattle" brand of beef cuts is produced by Xisen Sanhe Group in Leling City. The company is committed to the breed preservation and improvement of Lüxi Yellow Cattle. By applying modern animal nutrition theories and combining them with scientific breeding and management practices, and strictly adhering to Islamic regulations through rigorous inspection and quarantine procedures, the company ensures that every Lüxi Yellow Cattle sent to market...
This product is a halal specialty food. The braised beef is made with carefully selected ingredients and a unique blend of seasonings. It uses 1-2 year old Luxi yellow cattle as the prime material, which has passed strict veterinary quarantine. The cattle are slaughtered and processed by an imam in person, following traditional Muslim customs. Building on the ancestral recipe, it is further enhanced with twenty kinds of precious seasonings...
Mi's Sauce-Flavored Lamb Leg is a specialty of Qihe County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province. The lamb legs come from certified sources, with unique ingredients and a scientifically refined production process. The resulting "sauce-flavored lamb leg" is richly aromatic, with excellent color, aroma, and taste, winning favor among visiting merchants. It enjoys a long-standing reputation within Qihe County and is hailed as "Mi's Lamb Leg Traveling the World." Qihe...
Four-Courtyard Peanut Tofu is made from small purple-skinned peanuts, a specialty of the Yellow River hinterland. It has a tender white appearance, delicate texture, attractive color, and a sweet-and-aromatic taste that melts in your mouth. It is also highly nutritious.…
Sun's Dumplings is a famous snack in Qihe, offering a variety such as Three-Delicacy Dumplings, Seafood Dumplings, Mackerel Dumplings, Pork and Leek Dumplings, Zucchini and Lamb Dumplings, and Carrot and Beef Dumplings. There are also over twenty types of fillings made from various vegetables like fennel, Chinese cabbage, green beans, eggplant, celery, carrots, and cabbage, as well as mushrooms, wild greens, and dried vegetables—diverse and distinctive in flavor, with thin wrappers, generous fillings, and excellent texture, making them highly favored by customers.
Qihe Black Pottery is made from finely textured, mineral-rich silt clay deposited by the Yellow River. It undergoes processes such as clay preparation, blank shaping, polishing, carving, and firing. The finished product features a glossy black surface and exhibits exquisite, masterful craftsmanship. The main varieties include antique-style pottery, traditional vases, relief crafts, and modern ceramic art. In 1989, it won the...
It is said to have a history of nearly a thousand years. Round in shape, with a diameter of about 45 cm, a thickness of around 2 cm, and weighing approximately 3 kg per piece, it is sold by the slice. The production techniques for Guobing vary slightly between the northern and southern parts of the county. In the southern part, each Guobing uses about 2.5 kg of flour, along with roughly 0.5 kg of water and a small amount of fermented dough (commonly known as...
The production process of tofu skin is largely similar to that of layered tofu, but the time for pressing out moisture is longer, resulting in an extremely low water content. A single sheet is folded into a slender cylindrical shape, then pressed into a rectangular strip called the "blank." The blank is boiled in a light saltwater solution to season it, then taken out and air-dried to remove excess moisture. Typically, 0.5 kilograms yields about 10 strips (though larger packages exist, such as in the Dafuying area where 0.5 kilograms contains two strips and includes added soy sauce color).
Combining the tenderness of tofu with the chewiness of tofu skin, it has a unique flavor. It is more commonly eaten in southwestern towns such as Renlijizhen and Pandidian. The only difference from regular tofu making lies in the pressing tools and methods. The process involves ten steps: soaking, grinding the beans, filtering the residue, boiling the soy milk, coagulating the soy milk, beating the curd, pouring into molds, pressing, removing the cloth, and shaping. Prepare 25 pieces of 27-centimeter square white cloth and five molds of the same size as the packages, each mold consisting of four wooden boards fastened together, 12 centimeters high. During production, place the molds in position, lay down the first package, pour in the beaten tofu curd, then lay the second package and pour again, and so on; each mold is filled with five layers. Once full, stack the second mold on top, continuing until all five molds are stacked. Finally, cover and press firmly until the soy milk has completely drained. Separate the layers, hang them on a pole to dry slightly, remove the cloth packages, stack every ten layers together, fold them in half at the middle (called "shaping the block"), and the product is complete.
The fruit is attractively shaped, large with small pits, dense in texture, richly purple-red, delicate and sweet. It has a drying yield of 40% and an edible rate of 73%. It contains coarse fiber, crude fat, fine protein, calcium, iron, carotene, riboflavin, and various other elements needed by the human body. It is widely distributed across the county, with more plantings in towns such as Zhao’guan, Renlijizhen, and Maji...
is a specialty of Qihe County, Dezhou, Shandong. The Qihe County Grain Industry Association…