The coastal area abounds in fish, shrimp, and crabs, particularly renowned for its dried shrimp and prawns. Lunan Dried Shrimp is a specialty of Luannan County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province. It is one of the famous “Three Grains of Eastern Hebei,” processed from white-haired sea shrimp. With a slightly salty taste, rich nutrition, and delicious flavor, it is highly popular. “Lunan Dried Shrimp” is one of the renowned “Three Grains of Eastern Hebei,” produced...
The coastal area is rich in fish, shrimp, and crabs, particularly known for dried shrimps and Luan Nan prawns.…
Zhaojiaguan Wontons enjoyed a stellar reputation across the city during the 20 years from their founding in 1936 to the nationalization of private businesses in 1956. The Zhao family ran the wonton shop with five members—elders and juniors alike. As a family-operated business with no concerns for wages or profit margins, they made wontons purely to support the household. As a result, their wontons were of high quality, generous in portion, affordable, and excellent value for money. The dough used for Zhaojiaguan Wontons was made entirely from refined...
The Mopan Persimmon is a specialty of Zunhua. As it grows at the foot of the Yanshan Mountain Range, it is also known as the Yanshan Red Persimmon. In 1999, it won the title of Famous Brand at the China International Agricultural Expo. Each fruit weighs between 250-610 grams, with a flat, round shape and a distinct groove around the middle that divides the fruit into upper and lower halves, resembling a grindstone. The fruit is large with thin skin, featuring an orange-yellow exterior and light yellow flesh. It is sweet, seedless, and renowned both domestically and internationally for its vibrant color, delicious taste, juiciness, and high nutritional value. The firm, de-astringed persimmon is crisp and sweet, while the soft, de-astringed type has clear, transparent juice and tastes as sweet as honey. It stores and transports well, typically lasting until February or March of the following year.
Blue Cat Wild Jujube Juice is one of the specialty products of Zunhua City. The wild jujube is a shrub or small tree, bearing small round drupes with nearly spherical pits, and serves as a honey plant. The peel and kernel are used medicinally to strengthen the spleen and calm the nerves, while the flesh can be used to extract vitamin C and make wine. Made from wild jujubes, the juice has a great taste, is nutritious, and suitable for all ages. …
The mahua from Yishun Store is one of Kaiping’s traditional snacks. The golden crullers are crispy yet soft, fragrant and sweet.
Wanlixiang Roast Chicken was first created in 1944 and is a renowned traditional food in Tangshan. It is characterized by being "shaped like a pipa, with a purplish-red hue, tender and flavorful, sweet and fragrant, with a pure taste." As the authentic producer of Wanlixiang Roast Chicken in Tangshan — the Wanlixiang Roast Chicken Factory — has technologically maintained the traditional flavors of Wanlixiang while also broadly...
Hebei cuisine features three major schools: Central-Southern Hebei, Imperial & Frontier, and Eastern-Hebei Coastal. The Eastern-Hebei school, centered around Tangshan, excels in cooking fresh seafood. It is characterized by abundant ingredients, delicate knife skills, a light and fresh flavor, an emphasis on clear oil and starch-thickened sauces, and elegant presentation using finely crafted Tangshan porcelain—offering a distinctive style. Here's how to make Sauce-braised Fish Cubes…
Shrimp paste, also known as shrimp cake, is a thick, sticky condiment made by fermenting various small fresh shrimp with salt and then grinding them into a fine paste. It can be produced in any coastal region of China where small shrimp are available. The largest producers are Tangshan in Hebei, Huimin and Yangjiaogou in Shandong, as well as Zhejiang and Guangdong, with the production and processing period typically occurring from May to October each year. The shrimp paste processed in Tangshan and Cangzhou, Hebei, is...
On the drinking tables of restaurants both big and small in Tangshan, there is one side dish that is particularly popular. In fact, this dish is quite simple — it’s just shrimp oil mixed with peanuts and radish peels. This dish has been popular on Tangshan’s dining tables for over a decade and remains a favorite. To this day, no one has claimed to have invented it or applied for a patent. Though no one admits to inventing it...
Hao Delin’s shaomai are shaped like pomegranates, as white as jade, with thin yet resilient wrappers and tender, fresh fillings. They are rich in oil but not greasy, made with lamb that lacks any strong gamey taste. Highly appreciated by the public, they have maintained their renowned reputation for over fifty years of business. Hao Delin was originally from Malanyu Town and grew up helping his father run a food stall on the street. Later, he noticed…
The lamb offal stew made by Ma Erba (Ma Guifu), a Hui Muslim from Xiguan in Zunhua, is delicious—richly aromatic and tender to the bone. In the past, every morning around eight or nine o’clock, residents of the town would hear the distinctive cry of “Lamb Offal!” echoing from West Street all the way up to the Pavilion. The sound was so crisp and clear, it could be heard from over a mile away. Lamb offal, originally...
Dai Lao’er, whose real name is Dai Xingyuan, has kept the family tradition alive for three generations. From his father to his current daughter-in-law, Jia Fuzhen, they continue to sell roast chicken from their stall on East Street in Zunhua City. The dish remains widely popular to this day. Renowned for its delicious taste, tender texture, appealing reddish color, and melt-in-the-mouth meat, it is beloved by many. When you lift the leg of Dai’s roast chicken, the meat comes off effortlessly. After eating, …
Tangshan specialty—brittle candy, with a history of over a hundred years, is as renowned as Tangshan sesame candy. This product is made by boiling sugar syrup from grain crops such as rice and wheat using purely manual methods, then refined with pure peanut powder. It has a golden color and is about the size of a 10-centimeter-long gold bar. It tastes extremely sweet, crispy, and fragrant, with a lingering aroma that refreshes the palate. It’s also highly nutritious…
Tangshan Sesame Candy originated during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty (1557) and has been produced and sold for over four hundred years. As the leading producer of authentic Tangshan sesame candy, Tangshan Xinxin Sesame Candy Factory is renowned for its unique production techniques and long history. Its “Xinxin” honey sesame candy enjoys the reputation of being the “Sesame Candy King,” is sold across the country, and is deeply loved by consumers.
Dried shrimp, also known as shrimp meat or shrimp, are made from white, red, or green sea shrimp that are blanched in saltwater, then sun-dried. They are bagged, beaten, kneaded, winnowed, and sieved to remove the shells and impurities. This product is created through processes such as salting, boiling, drying, sun-curing, and shelling. It is called "dried shrimp" because the shrimp are pounded until they resemble grains of rice. The best quality comes from white shrimp, which have excellent color and flavor,...
Ingredients: 400g lean pork, 600g soaked kelp, 100g soy sauce, 5g cooking wine, 4g salt, 7g sugar, 2 star anise, 15g scallion segments, 7g ginger slices, 8g sesame oil. Preparation: 1. Wash the meat, cut into 1.5cm cubes about 0.5cm thick; wash and...
In the first year of the Guangxu reign (1875), General Zhou Shengfu introduced fresh water to flush out the brackish water in the Xiaozhan and Xincheng area. He reclaimed over 136,500 mu of rice paddies. In the 30th year of the Republic of China (1941), the Japanese North China Garrison established the “Luan County Farm of Huabei Kaanye Co., Ltd.” It invested 1.3965 million yuan in puppet currency, reclaiming 349,100 mu of land in and south of Baguzhuang to begin rice cultivation...
Maoxia (fuzzy shrimp) is a major seafood product in Hebei Province, accounting for one-quarter to one-third of the province’s total annual seafood output. Luan Nan Maoxia holds a prominent position nationwide and is distributed to nearly every province, municipality, and autonomous region. "Luan Nan Maoxia" is produced along the southern coastal areas of the county, particularly in Nanpu and Liuzan, where it has been harvested for four to five hundred years…
Hao Family Baked Wheat Cakes were first created in the 10th year of the Republic of China (1921). The legitimate heir, Mr. Hao Zhimin, inherited the family trade. By combining modern techniques with ancestral craftsmanship, using premium flour and dozens of seasonings through dozens of meticulous processes, he painstakingly produces these cakes. Thanks to their fine workmanship, exquisite ingredients, attractive appearance, crispy exterior with tender interior, fragrant yet not greasy taste, and long-lasting aftertaste...