Northeastern Rice Haicheng City produces high-quality northeastern rice, with grains that are neatly white and shiny in appearance, and a rich, pure taste. Tested and certified by major domestic and international grain institutions, the overall "palatability score" of the rice exceeds 80%, making it highly popular among consumers. The city has over 250,000 mu of rice paddies, mainly distributed along the western river areas...
Maple Leaf Meat Dates Maple Leaf Meat Dates are made primarily from fresh-frozen pork, using only lean meat without fat, fascia, or sinew as the main ingredient. The meat is minced to an appropriate texture, then mixed with various seasoning ingredients, stuffed into small-caliber hog casings, and finally air-dried and boiled. They are characterized by their bright color, resembling red dates, attractive appearance, delicious taste, and a sweet…
Commonly known as An Fruit Pear, the South Fruit Pear belongs to the Qiuzi Pear group and is a specialty of Haicheng. The fruit weighs about 50 grams, with larger ones reaching up to 200 grams. It has delicate flesh, abundant juice, a sweet and tangy taste, a strong aroma, and a sugar content of around 15%. In 1988, it was listed by the Ministry of Agriculture as one of China's nationally renowned, special, and high-quality fruit varieties. The South Fruit Pear is highly resilient, resistant to cold and drought…
The Haicheng meat pie has a long history. As early as the late Qing Dynasty, two families in Haicheng County—the Hui Muslim Ma Dechang and the Han Chinese Mao Xianglun—specialized in making meat pies. The Ma family made beef meat pies with water-kneaded dough, while the Mao family made hybrid pork-beef “lovers’ pies” with stirred dough. In 1920, Hui Muslims Ma Fuen and Ma Fuchun inherited their fathers’ businesses…
Gengzhuang Garlic is produced in Gengzhuang Town, Haicheng City, Liaoning Province. The geographical indication protection area for this agricultural product includes 20 villages in Gengzhuang Town, such as Dingjia Village and Beigeng Village. The geographical coordinates are between 122°37′ to 122°42′ east longitude and 40°48′ to 40°59′ north latitude. The cultivation area spans 30,000…
Pork and Green Bean Stew is a home-style dish primarily made with pork ribs and green beans, belonging to the Northeastern Chinese cuisine. It has a savory and delicious flavor and is highly nutritious. The pork ribs provide high-quality protein and fat essential for bodily functions, especially rich calcium that helps maintain bone health. Green beans are rich in protein and various amino acids, and regular consumption can strengthen the spleen and stomach…
Sesame Sauce Purple Abalone Main ingredient: 250g rehydrated abalone. Side ingredients: 25g sesame paste. Refined salt, cooking wine, MSG, oil, chicken broth. Preparation process: 1. Wash the rehydrated abalone and cut it into shredded-style flower knife pieces. 2. Add about 30–35g of lard to the wok, stir-fry the sesame paste briefly, then add the abalone…
People in Anshan love flowers, especially famous and prized varieties, with a particular fondness for Clivia. In the 1970s, Clivia flowers became all the rage in Steel City—almost every household grew them, everyone talked about them, and the market streets were filled with Clivia sales. Not satisfied with existing varieties, enthusiasts diligently researched and cultivated new ones. In 1984...
The varieties of plums cultivated in the Anshan area include: Banana Plum, Vermilion Plum, Fulu Plum, Autumn Plum, Red Plum, Apple Plum, Yellow Oxheart Plum, Yellow Dried Kernel, Chicken Heart Plum, Apricot Yellow Plum, Jade Yellow Plum, Suileng Red, Terada Seedling, Taiwanese Plum,…
Anshan has a century-long history of cultivating hawthorn. The Dahingxing hawthorn from Moyun Mountain Village in Tangjiafang Town, Qianshan District, is a specialty of Anshan City. The Dahingxing hawthorn tree has an open growth habit with a flat, round canopy. Its fruit is nearly spherical, smooth, and brightly colored. Each fruit weighs 5.6 grams on average, up to a maximum of 8.8 grams, with about 45 fruits per kilogram…
Haicheng is known as the "Magnesium Capital of the World." The Haicheng Magnesite Base is characterized by low-carbon environmental protection, circular economy, and deep processing. Supported by four major industrial clusters—magnesium alloy, magnesium building materials, magnesium chemicals, and magnesium refractory materials—it is a world-class new magnesite material industry base with an output value of hundreds of billions of yuan. Haicheng boasts uniquely rich magnesite resources, with the city’s total reserves of magnesite...
Jiulongchuan Shiitake Mushrooms have a long cultivation history, covering a planting area of 1,100 mu, with an annual total output value of over 30 million yuan. Jiulongchuan Village is located in Jiewen Town, Haicheng City, 50 kilometers from the city center. The area now has more than 20,000 mu of forest, over 300 species of animals, and is covered with abundant vegetation. Since…
The cultivation of Teng'ao hot spring strawberries has a history of several hundred years, covering an area of over 100 acres, with an annual total output of more than 500,000 kilograms and a profit of nearly 100,000 yuan per acre. It wasn’t until 2004 that people began growing strawberries in greenhouses, and it wasn’t until 2012 that they were given the name “hot spring strawberries.” Speaking of this name...
Haicheng Folk Drum Music is one of the traditional ethnic and folk instrumental music genres that still exist in our city. Commonly known as a “drum music troupe” or “drum music ensemble,” it is a form of folk instrumental ensemble primarily featuring wind and percussion instruments. It is usually performed by folk artists and music enthusiasts at local events such as weddings, funerals, business openings, and birthday celebrations. As one of the cultural traditions in Liaoning...
Haicheng City Niuzhuang Zhijia Quick-Frozen Food Factory mainly researches, develops, produces, and sells a series of quick-frozen Niuzhuang meat pies. The products come in three sizes—large, medium, and small—and more than ten varieties. After years of research and exploration, the factory has refined the essence of Niuzhuang meat pie baking techniques and improved upon them, using scientifically balanced ingredients and nutritional methods, selecting...
Sanli Barbecue now has its own unique characteristics. The "Sanli Barbecue" sign can be seen all over Haicheng, Xiuyan, Anshan, Yingkou, Dalian, and other areas. Today, there are over 20 households in the Sanli community engaged in the barbecue business, forming a Sanli Barbecue Street. They continuously learn barbecue cooking techniques and carefully prepare each dish, ensuring that all finished products are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. After sprinkling with seasonings, they are colorful, fragrant, flavorful, comfortable to eat, and leave diners reluctant to leave.
Gengzhuang black garlic is characterized by its large, plump bulbs with uniformly sized cloves—typically 4 to 6 per bulb—and an average weight of around 50g per bulb. The black garlic is produced using a unique fermentation technique originating from Japan. Through a carefully controlled fermentation and maturation process of selected premium garlic, the original proteins in the garlic are broken down into amino acids, carbohydrates…
Clematis chinensis, also known as: Iron-skinned Clematis, Mountain Clematis Plant characteristics: A climbing vine that can grow several meters long. It grows in hillside thickets or at the edge of forests. The branches are brownish-purple with longitudinal grooves. Leaves are opposite, with long petioles; trifoliate compound leaves; leaflets are narrowly ovate, 5–12 cm long, with prominent reticulate veins. Flowers bloom in summer; cymes are born on…
Ingredients for Glutinous Rice Shaomai: Filling ingredients: 150g glutinous rice, 100g pork mince, 10g dried shrimp, 1 tbsp crispy fried shallots. Dough ingredients: 150g all-purpose flour, 75g boiling water, 15g cold water. Seasonings: 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1/4 tsp sugar, 1 tbsp water. Method: ①Dough: Mix all-purpose flour with boiling water until well combined, …
Ingredients for Braised Red-eye Trevally with Eggplant: 1 red-eye trevally, 4 scallions, 2 slices of ginger, 4 shiitake mushrooms, 1 tomato Sides: (1) 1 tbsp wine, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tbsp sugar, a pinch of pepper, 1/2 cup water (2) 1/2 tbsp starch water Instructions: 1. Clean the red-eye trevally and pat dry...