Madeira Ice Cream best preserves the tradition. Locals in Harbin all know that if you want ice cream, go to Madeira. The shop is also famous for its homemade Madeira popsicles—anyone passing by will buy one to enjoy while walking—as well as its homemade yogurt and bread. …
“Duiqing Roast Goose” originated in Duiqingshan Town, a remote town in Heilongjiang Province. Duiqingshan, blessed with an exceptional ecological environment and a temperate continental monsoon climate, provides ideal natural conditions for the growth, development, and reproduction of “Duiqing geese.” As early as over a hundred years ago, the Chinese Eastern Railway, which traversed Heilongjiang, …
Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms is a famous Northeastern Chinese dish made by stewing dried mushrooms, chicken, and cellophane noodles together. The best mushrooms for stewing chicken are wild hazel mushrooms—those with thin stems and small, flat caps—which bring out the maximum umami of the chicken. It's truly a wild delicacy from the mountains. Among Northeastern dishes, it's one of the few home-style dishes that can rival high-end cuisine...
Yabuli is located in Shangzhi County, Heilongjiang Province, and is a station on the Binzhou-Suifenhe Railway. Situated to the west of the Zhangguangcai Mountain Range, it is a renowned producer of air-cured tobacco. The tobacco produced here boasts bright color, rich aroma, moderate strength, white ash that burns easily, and is known as both "Yabuli Tobacco" and "Guandong Tobacco," making it famous throughout China. Yabuli Tobacco is not only used as raw material for pipe tobacco and hand-rolled cigarettes, but also…
The Yipan Hops Farm is located in Yipan Town, Shangzhi City, in the southeastern part of Heilongjiang Province. It is China’s oldest hops plantation and the birthplace of domestic hops production. According to the newly compiled *Shangzhi County Annals*, around 1900 (the 26th year of the Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty), Russians were the first to plant hops in Yipan...
Red raspberries, commonly known as "marlin" or "trays," are plants of the genus Rubus in the Rosaceae family and are internationally recognized as "third-generation fruits." Rich in nutrients, red raspberries contain various easily absorbable elements. They consist of 8% fructose, 2.3% organic acids, and over 1% amino acids; every 100 grams of fresh fruit contains 62 mg of vitamin C, vitamin P...
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The Weihe Black Fungus Market has been established in Shangzhi City, Heilongjiang Province. This market serves as an important distribution hub for edible fungi and specialty mountain products across the province and even the whole country. Led by the People's Government of Weihe Town, the market was built as a key project supported by the city’s investment attraction efforts. Covering a planned area of 50,000 square meters, the first phase occupies...
Shangzhi Hedgehog Mushroom…
Yimianpo Town: Renowned for its production of three berries (blackberry, strawberry, and raspberry), grapes, and hops. Traditional Chinese patent medicines made from Eleutherococcus senticosus are also highly esteemed. The town’s three-berry wine and mountain grape wine are widely famous.…
Shangzhi Pingbei This product consists of dried bulbs from the plant Fritillaria ussuriensis Maxim., a species in the Liliaceae family. It is listed in the 1990 edition of the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China. Pingbei, also known as Pingbeimu or simply Beimu, is one type of medicinal fritillary bulb…
Heilongjiang Forest Frog Oil: The largest yields come from Shangzhi and Wuchang cities. In recent years, some artificial breeding farms have been established.…
Abbreviated as Harbin White Pig, it is mainly distributed in the southern and central regions of Heilongjiang Province. It was developed through progressive crossbreeding of the original Harbin White Pig with the Soviet White Pig, followed by intercrossing in the second generation to fix the traits. There are currently around 100,000 breeding sows, distributed along railway lines such as the Binzhou, Binsui, and Mudanjiang-Jiamusi routes. The Harbin White Pig boasts strong cold resistance and the ability to thrive on coarse feed…
Harbin air-dried pork tongue is a specialty snack from Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. A renowned product of Harbin Zhengyanglou, it is said to have a history of over 150 years. Its texture is neither too soft nor too hard, with a well-balanced saltiness that becomes more fragrant and flavorful the more you eat. How to make Harbin air-dried pork tongue: Ingredients: Recipe calls for 10 kilograms of pig tongues...
Named after its place of origin, Demoli Town, this dish uses live carp or crucian carp, along with ingredients like cellophane noodles and pork slices. It boasts a delicious flavor with tender, fatty fish that is neither fishy nor greasy. It is one of the Four Great Stews of Northeast China. This dish can be found at various restaurants across Harbin, typically priced around 35 RMB. Demoli is a small town not far from Harbin. On their way to Har…
Kvass, a transliteration from Russian meaning "romantic days," is a low-alcohol beverage popular in Russia, Ukraine, and other Eastern European countries. It is made by fermenting dried bread, resulting in a color similar to beer but slightly reddish, with a pleasant sweet-and-sour taste and fragrant aroma. With an alcohol content of only about 1%, it is even suitable for children…
Shaky is an oval-shaped white bread, a traditional Russian food. Made primarily from flour, hops, and salt, it is processed, baked, and formed into its final shape. Baked in a hardwood-fired oven, its crust is slightly charred and crispy, while the interior remains soft and delicious. Additionally, due to fermentation with hops, it boasts a unique plant-based aroma…
Tanghulu, sweet and tangy, is not only delicious but also visually appealing. Bright red hawthorn fruits are neatly arranged by size on bamboo skewers and coated in a glossy layer of sugar syrup, making them incredibly charming. In winter, these vibrant red treats are the most alluring temptation for children in Harbin. Unlike those found in Beijing and other places, Harbin’s tanghulu contains more...
“The best food is no better than dumplings,” a saying that reveals the Harbin people’s love for dumplings. Harbin locals enjoy boiled dumplings, but they have a particular fondness for frozen ones. When festivals and holidays come around, every household makes several trays of dumplings and freezes them outside, ready to be taken out and eaten whenever desired. People from southern China often find this puzzling—how can Harbin residents…