Produced in Baoding, Hebei. Baoding Huaimao Pickled Vegetables are a traditional condiment with a long history, dating back over 300 years. They are made at the Huaimao Pickled Vegetable Garden in Baoding City and have been widely renowned for their delicious taste since the 10th year of the Kangxi reign during the Qing Dynasty. The pickled vegetables, wheat paste, soy sauce, and vinegar produced in Baoding Huaimao enjoy a high reputation across China...
Sha Ji mooncakes are a specialty of Zhuozhou City, Baoding, Hebei Province. Among them, Sha Laosan Mooncakes are particularly well-known. Sha Ji mooncakes are a famous local snack in Zhuozhou, available at many shops. They are all handmade, contain no preservatives, and are absolutely green food. With a consistent texture, they are suitable for people of all ages. Recommended spots: Hu Lou Da Jie…
Fuping Sesame Cake is a specialty of Fuping County in Baoding City, Hebei Province. It is a traditional Han Chinese snack from Baoding, Hebei. There are two types of Fuping Sesame Cake: one is thick with a rich, authentic flavor; the other is thin, crispy and delicious. The cake is crispy, tasty, and not greasy—the aroma alone is enough to make your mouth water. Fuping County is located in Baoding City, Hebei Province. Its specialties include...
Fork Burnt Cake The Fork Burnt Cake is a signature dish of Yiyuan Restaurant and a popular traditional snack. In 1998, it was named one of China’s Famous Snacks by the China Cuisine Association. The preparation method involves first kneading refined flour into a dough, then taking another portion of the flour and mixing it with oil to make a pastry dough. The Sichuan peppercorns are roasted in a pan, crushed, and mixed with salt into the pastry dough…
Hetao walnuts from the Taihang Mountains [Characteristics] This product is mostly broken into irregular lumps with wrinkled grooves of varying sizes; intact specimens are roughly spherical, 2–3 cm in diameter. The seed coat is pale yellow or yellowish-brown, filmy, with dark brown vascular bundle veins. The cotyledons are off-white. The texture is brittle and rich in oil. It is odorless, with a sweet taste; the seed coat tastes astringent and slightly bitter. …
According to field research on wild mountain mushrooms across various regions, there are no fewer than a dozen types found in the mountains and forests, such as pine mushrooms, meat mushrooms, white mushrooms, fragrant mushrooms, and wood ear fungus. Due to their rich nutrition, thick flesh, appealing color, and unique flavor, they have become highly sought-after in both domestic and international markets. Among them, shiitake mushrooms can fetch up to 100 yuan per kilogram…
Wild wood ear is rich in eight essential amino acids and vitamins required by the human body. It has a sweet taste and mild nature, offering benefits such as replenishing qi, enriching blood, and inhibiting tumors. Its acidic components have excellent dust-removing and lubricating effects on the digestive tract, helping to treat gastrointestinal diseases. It also helps prevent coronary heart disease, iron-deficiency anemia, and arteriosclerosis. It is an ideal food for gourmet and vegetarian diets alike. Known as the “king of rare and precious wild fungi,” it is also called black fungus or glossy fungus. In mycological classification, it belongs to the Basidiomycota phylum, Auriculariales order, and Auriculariaceae family. It grows on decaying wood from over 120 species of broadleaf trees such as oak, poplar, banyan, and pagoda tree, either singly or in clusters. The fruiting body of wood ear is gelatinous, forming disc-like or irregular ear-shaped structures with diameters ranging from 3 to 12 centimeters. When fresh, it is soft; when dried, it becomes horny in texture. With a delicate taste and unique flavor, it is a renowned edible fungus packed with nutrition. It contains carbohydrates, proteins, fats, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. It helps replenish qi, satisfy hunger, lighten the body, enhance intelligence, stop bleeding and relieve pain, and enrich and activate blood. Rich in polysaccharide colloids, it offers excellent cleansing and lubricating effects, making it an important health food for miners and textile workers. It also has certain anti-cancer and cardiovascular therapeutic properties. (Fuping County)
Wild daylilies belong to the Liliaceae family and are perennial herbaceous plants. They have a sweet taste, golden color, unique texture, and thick, fleshy leaves. They thrive in dry mountain slopes, wastelands, dry meadows, and along field edges or roadsides. Known as “a flower to admire, a vegetable to eat, and an herb to use,” they contain carotene levels that rival those of carrots, and their thick, tender…
Honey is a food processed and made by bees from the secretions of plant nectar glands. It contains over 180 different substances, with the main components being glucose and fructose. Other components include various amino acids, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, aromatic compounds, pigments, hormones, organic acids, enzymes, and bioactive substances, among others. Bee…
Fuping County is located in the western part of Hebei Province, on the eastern foothills of the Taihang Mountains. It covers a total area of 2,476 square kilometers and is entirely mountainous. The county is rich in mineral resources, with the main type being granite, whose proven reserves exceed 450 million cubic meters. The varieties include China No. 1, 2, and 3 Black, Large, Medium, and Small Sanhua, Black-and-White Speckled, Snowflake Tweed, Evergreen, Forest Green...
Fuping jujube is produced in counties such as Fuping, Quyang, Tangxian, and Zanhuang in Hebei Province. There are over ten varieties of Fuping jujube, including Posa, Hulujuzi, Yi Jujube, Xiaomajujube, and Lingjuzi. The fruit is characterized by its large size, thin skin, small pit, and thick flesh. Dried jujubes contain up to 60–70% sugar, as well as protein, fat, and minerals such as phosphorus, iron, and calcium…
Strawberries of Mancheng are a specialty of Mancheng County, Baoding City, Hebei Province. Strawberry cultivation is a distinctive and pillar industry in Mancheng’s agriculture. In 1986, the Ministry of Agriculture designated Mancheng as a “National Quality Strawberry Production Base County,” earning it the reputation as the “Strawberry Capital of Hebei.” Strawberries are not only the main cash crop but also an important pillar...
Lvji Tanghulu “Lvji Tanghulu” was the first in the tanghulu industry to register a trademark. Its tanghulu is large, meaty, and sweet. At the intersection east of Baoding Department Store, you can find Lvji Tanghulu’s food cart, located behind the plaque inscribed with “Lvji Tanghulu” by the esteemed Mr. Hou Baolin. The 56-year-old owner, Fang Baoyi, greets customers cheerfully. Fang’s cart is unique — since opening in 1983, it has been adorned with the “glorious history” of Lvji Tanghulu, including calligraphy by famed director Xie Tian that reads “Another Treasure of the Ancient City,” and a scroll by legendary performing artist Ma Sanli that says “Sweet Life, A Unique Fruit Delight.”
Chinese pancake rolled with cured meat
The braised chicken made by Baoding’s Ma Family Old Chicken Shop has been passed down through six generations since the early Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty, boasting a history of two hundred years. The founder of the Ma Family Old Chicken Shop was a Hui man surnamed Ma from Guoziwawa Village in Hejian County, who farmed during busy seasons and sold braised chicken in his spare time. Later, he moved to Baoding and set up shop near Mahao (now the city’s department store)...
The Honggangshan Peach is a specialty fruit of Mancheng County. It was developed through selection and cultivation from a bud mutation of the Gangshan White peach, and is primarily grown in villages such as Zhaijiazo, Nanling, Sijiao, Lijiazo, and Shijiazo in Shenli Town. Due to its large size, vibrant coloration, and high economic returns, its cultivation area rapidly expanded during the 1990s. The skin of the Honggangshan Peach...
Four farmers in Mancheng County, Hebei Province, produced sweet potato preserves using sweet potatoes, carrots, apples, and other ingredients. These products sold well in major cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, and Shenyang, generating an output value of over 300,000 yuan in just six months. The Zhaowangtai Food Factory in Fuping County, Hebei Province, also made more than 5,000 kilograms of sweet potato preserves, which were test-marketed in cities including Shijiazhuang, Zhangjiakou, and Datong,...
“Tiny walnut trees, planted near homes, farmers need no market chase, buyers come knocking on their own.” Recently, during an interview in Xi’anzhuang Village, Loucun Township, Laishui County, Hebei Province, this folk rhyme was recited to me by local residents. Xi’anzhuang Village is located in the deep mountainous area of northwestern Laishui. The unique mountain climate and soil here…
The thin-shelled walnuts from Yesanpo in Laishui County are of pure quality and unique flavor. They feature an exceptionally thin shell (0.7–0.9 mm) that is easy to peel, plump kernels (with a kernel rate of 60%, 3–8 percentage points higher than ordinary walnuts), and can be cracked open with a light pinch. The whole kernel comes out easily, the shell is clean white, and the kernel is golden yellow. These walnuts mature early, bear fruit early, and yield abundantly in the early stages...
Our county has vast hilly and mountainous areas, which are suitable for millet cultivation. With a long history of planting, the perennial cultivation area reaches 20,000 mu, yielding 2 million kilograms per year. The region has a short frost-free period and significant diurnal temperature variations. Farmers use traditional farming methods without chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Coupled with the unique climate and soil conditions, the resulting millet…