Shandong Business Daily Super Leopard News Network reporter Gao Jianjun
The 2024 Huaiyin Yellow River Ecological Half Marathon is about to start! Here, the editor has made a strategy, in order to provide you with a gluttonous feast accompanied by sports and delicious food.
In Huaiyin, the "Four Treasures of Huaiyin" is famous
"Busy with flowers in summer, famous rice, crab paste with fruit wine, good scenery of the village" - food is a beautiful business card of Huaiyin District. When it comes to Huaiyin food, the first thing that comes to mind is the "Four Treasures of Huaiyin".
The full and sticky Wujiapu rice, the crisp and sweet Wujiabao white lotus root, the fragrant and nutritious Yuqinghu shallots, and the tender and refreshing western suburbs cover leeks are the representatives of Huaiyin ecological agriculture, collectively known as the "Four Treasures of Huaiyin".
Thousands of miles of rice flowers are fragrant, and the rice is all returned to the warehouse. As the "golden partner" of Jinan's famous meat, Wujiabao Yellow River rice has a planting history of more than 60 years and inherits the heavy "rice reform" culture. The Yellow River water is rich in minerals and rich in nutrients necessary for the growth of rice, and under the irrigation of the Yellow River, the high-quality Wujiabao Yellow River rice is widely popular, and now it has been rated as a national famous and excellent new agricultural product, and has been successfully approved for registration of geographical indication certification trademark.
Wujiabao is close to the Yellow River, where many water sources converge, and has the reputation of "Qilu Xiaojiangnan". Relying on the unique water source and water quality, it has become the growing place of white lotus root. Wujiabao white lotus root, the lotus root head is snow-white, the top bud is tender, it tastes crisp, has obtained the certification of green agricultural products, the main production area has passed the pollution-free agricultural product origin certification, the annual sales of lotus root more than 5 million catties, the market covers Shanghai, Shanxi, the three eastern provinces and other regions.
Yellow-skinned shallots are best planted in the 37 ° north latitude area, Jinan is located here, coupled with the sharp rise in temperature from April to May every year, the large temperature difference protects the sugar content of shallots from loss, supplemented by high-quality water resources of Yuqing Lake, so that Yuqing Lake shallots are of high quality, spherical shape, storage resistance, and the sugar content can reach up to 12%-13%, and it is not choking or spicy when eaten raw. Today, Yuqing Lake shallots have obtained pollution-free agricultural product certification, with a stable planting area of 2,000 mu, a yield of more than 17,000 catties, and an annual export volume of 15,000 tons, effectively seizing the sales market in Japan, South Korea, Canada, Southeast Asia and other regions.
The western suburbs cover leeks are also produced in Yuqinghu Street. The leek cake made with the western suburbs cover leek, you can bite into the taste of childhood. Because it originated in the western suburbs of Jinan, the western suburbs of the leek, the cultivation of the yang furrow, originally relied on the wind barrier and grass or reed hair to cover the insulation, and the green leek can also be supplied in winter and spring, and its cultivation skills were included in the municipal intangible cultural heritage. The taste of the western suburbs is spicy, fresh, tender and crispy, the leek flavor is strong, and it is not spicy. In order to ensure the quality, only three to four stubbles are harvested every year, and each stubble grows vigorously, with good color, fragrance, taste and shape. At present, Huaiyin District has established more than 50 acres of pollution-free "western suburbs cover leek" base, with an annual output of 500 tons.
Shuanglong Bay's carp, Xiyingmen's big strawberry, Yellow River rice crab, rice duck and other special agricultural products are of high quality and good taste, and a large number of processed agricultural products such as lotus root wine, lotus leaf tea, and shallot sauce have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, all of which are rare delicacies in Huaiyin District.
In Huaiyin, meet the old taste of childhood
We often say that remembering a city with taste and inheriting a culture with food is not for prosperity and ingenuity, but for the nostalgia on the tip of the tongue.
Behind every snack is the city's unique history and culture, when it comes to the local food of Huaiyin District, we have to mention "Lu Wei Zhai", which was founded in 1927.
The old store of "Lu Wei Zhai" is located in the old commercial port of Guanyi Street, Huaiyin District, Jinan, and is famous for burning grilled hooves. Legend has it that by chance, the founder Wang Chengjun fried the fresh pig's trotters with the confinement soup as white chicken and then boiled them in the pot with the method of grilled chicken.
After Mr. Ma Ji, a master of cross talk, came to Ji to eat the hooves of "Lu Wei Zhai", he wrote down the praise of "delicious is delicious, good and unambiguous; famous brand is famous brand, and the name is worthy of it". Adhering to the spirit of honest Lu businessmen, after three generations of inheritance, "Lu Wei Zhai" has become an old taste that several generations of Jinan people can not forget.
In addition to the hoof, the grilled chicken in the Huaiyin area also has to be eaten. At No. 745, Jinger Road, Huaiyin District, there is a time-honored Chinese brand - Lao Yuji Grilled Chicken Main Store, which has unique craftsmanship and mellow taste, and has been inherited for more than 100 years. As the old Yuji grilled chicken remembered by generations of Jinan people, it has won the titles of "Chinese Famous Food" and "Traditional Famous Food" for many times, and has been recognized as "Jinan Time-honored Brand", "Shandong Time-honored Brand" and "China Time-honored Brand" by the state.
When eating in Huaiyin, you must eat the girder bones. The girder bone is commonly known as the sheep scorpion, the complete sheep vertebrae with tenderloin and spinal cord, which looks very much like a scorpion, hence its name. Sheep scorpions are low cholesterol and high protein, and have the reputation of the king of calcium supplementation. Senior "foodies" know that the best food in Jinan is in Huaiyin, because Huaiyin has three exclusive secret recipes: sheep fat, sufficient material, and good craftsmanship. The aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, and even CCTV has made a food report on the big beams in Huaiyin District.
Packaging old flavors and embracing young people is the only way to inherit and develop traditional cuisine. In Huaiyin, Hong Kong-style restaurant No. 56 Gaodi Street, Old Jinan Flavor Restaurant Chengnan Past, Beijing Flavor Restaurant Huangchenggen, Northwest Folk Restaurant Huang Sanwei, Mengyuan Culture 313 Yangzhuang, Sichuan-style Hot Pot Xiaolongkan, Japanese Fast Food Ajisen Ramen, International American Fast Food Chain Burger King, Chaoshan Pork Flower Beef Hot Pot, Xijiade, TANK Music Restaurant, Bantian Demon Green Pepper Grilled Fish and other catering and food brands gather, and there are many characteristic shops.
Charcoal-grilled oysters and sizzling squid over the fire, Orleans roast chicken, Peking duck roasted from the oven, lo-mei, snacks and ice cream are all at your disposal...... What are you hesitating about, let the food of Huaiyin District enter your stomach!
In the shade of acacia, roses bloom with lily incense
The warm breeze of spring blows all over every corner of Huaiyin District, and it is a great thing to enjoy the spring rhyme while tasting delicious food.
Wander the mountains and rivers, stop at Qianmo. Along the Huaiyin Marathon Course, the Yellow River Dam has a panoramic view. The willows are still in the wind, the crimson pieces are infinitely romantic, and the flowers in the rose garden are clouds. Two lakes, three mountains, four seasons, five rivers - here, you can enjoy 50 miles of cherry blossom avenues in spring, 3,000 acres of lotus pond moonlight in summer, 1,000 acres of ginkgo biloba forest, the largest in the Yellow River Basin, and experience the magnificent picture of the long river sunset in the north in winter.
Roses go to the world because of the Silk Road, which is the product of the spirit of the ancient Silk Road and the witness of history, and is a well-deserved "flower of the Silk Road". In early summer, 10,000 roses bloom in the Saishi Rose Garden in the southwest of Huaiyin District, and not far away is the Yellow River, the mother river that meanders and flows.
This free leisure experience venue is open to the public, integrating pastoral scenery, farming experience, and cultural tourism. Walking into the rose garden, a strong fragrance of flowers wafts in, refreshing people's hearts, and the sea of flowers in the park becomes a cloud, attracting bees and butterflies.
Here, visitors can take a leisurely walk along the sightseeing trail, watch all kinds of flowers and potted plants carefully cultivated on both sides, and eat in the park when they are tired of playing, the indoor is a natural oxygen bar, countless green plants and flowers are blooming one after another, and the window is an endless lawn and a sea of flowers, sitting in the flowers to chat and drink tea, very pleasant. This Qilu model garden of "flowers to enjoy in all seasons and fragrance to find" is the epitome of Huaiyin's combination of ecological construction and industrial development, and also gives Huaiyin a gentle background.
If you love flowers, how can you miss the lilies in the shade. The more than 300 acres of lily flowers in Dali Village, Yuqinghu Street, have already exploded out of the circle and have become a new Internet celebrity check-in place for Jinan citizens to travel in the suburbs. Every year around the May Day holiday, the lily ushers in the full blooming period, different varieties of flowers are colorful, crowded one after another, competing to open in the field, fragrant overflowing, the countryside pastoral is dressed up in a picturesque way.
In Huaiyin, the beautiful scenery of the Yellow River is in full view
In the warm spring breeze, more than 8,000 purple-leaved plum trees bloom along the embankment of the Yellow River in Huaiyin; the fish fly on the shallow bottom and the reeds are swirling in the Meili Lake; the paddy fields of Wujiabao are thousands of hectares and the rice flowers are fragrant...... The white clouds are long, the big river is surging, vertical and horizontal, rushing into the yellow, and a unique northern characteristics of the "Qingming Riverside Map" is slowly unfolding.
The water of Lake Miri is clear and sweet, with abundant aquatic products, and there is the magic of "drought does not dry, waterlogging does not flood"; weeping willows and lotus flowers, reflecting the moon in the water, are beautiful. It is rumored that Qin Qiong, a general in the Sui and Tang dynasties, was in distress in the old ditch of the Qiu family, and it was his yellow horse that came to the river to wake him up. Later, the Tang soldiers attacked Jinan Mansion and were stationed in the neighboring Zhouguantun for several months, coming here every day to drink horses. Since then, the water of the Qiujia River is rich in nutrients and can make war horses quickly recover their physical strength.
In front of Qiuzhuang Village, Miri Road stretches straight ahead, and in late spring, the trees on the roadside are still light-colored. Every summer, rows of luxuriant willow branches and leaves weave a "willow dream corridor". And this is one of the three major Internet celebrity check-in landscapes of this "scenic village in Shandong Province". The other two places are called "Sunset over the Long River" and "Blue Waves of the Wetland".
There is such a natural oxygen bar in Huaiyin District, it is like an outdoor paradise hidden in the city, even in the hot summer, it is not disturbed by the outside world, stepping here, instantly, refreshed, refreshing - this is the Jixi Wetland.
The formation of Jixi National Wetland Park is due to the contribution of Yuqing Lake Reservoir. Due to the lateral infiltration of the reservoir and the special geological topography of Jinan, the water source of the southern mountainous area has been gathered here, forming a perennial wetland, which has also become the second "city card" of Jinan after the spring water. Viewed from above, Yuqing Lake is like Jinan's version of the "Sky Realm".
In this wetland of Jixi, which is known as the "green lung of the spring city" and "the kidney of the city", birds fly freely and happily, sometimes spreading their wings high in the sky, sometimes touching the water surface, insects are also dancing, falling on the green leaves, flying among the flowers, fish sometimes shuttling in the clear water, sometimes hiding under the rippling aquatic plants, playing and chasing, full of vitality!
Strolling along the banks of the Yellow River, the "sparkling" Xingji River, the "clear blue waves" Yufu River, the "sky and water" Meili Lake, and the "green" Jixi wetland...... The early morning mist contrasts with the mountains, rivers, lakes and cities, and in Huaiyin, you can feel the beauty given by nature.