Speaking of Shandong, the first impression given to people is the land of Qilu, the spirit of the people. Shandong has Confucius, Yasheng Mencius, and Bingsheng Sun Tzu, etc., which have had the reputation of a ceremonial state since ancient times. There are also many well-known gourmet snacks in qilu, such as pancakes, Texas grilled chicken, Zhoucun roast cakes, Zaozhuang spicy chicken, Shan County sheep soup, etc., each of which is very distinctive and famous throughout the country. And you know that there is a thousand-year-old city on the canal in the north of the mountain, where there are not only many delicacies, but also known as "Little Tianjin", yes, it is Linqing City, Shandong Province.
Texas Grilled Chicken
Linqing since the Western Han Dynasty set up a county system, after the Ming and Qing Dynasties Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal developed, and economic prosperity for more than five hundred years, at that time temporarily can be a very important circulation hub city and famous commercial metropolis in the country, so traders from all over the country are gathered here, followed by food from all over the world, after hundreds of years of development, Linqing fusion of northern and southern flavors, and gradually formed their own food culture, Linqing many cuisines are also the true portrayal of this prosperous five-hundred-year metropolis. And the "little Tianjin" reputation is also quite a lot of history, and the most interesting is because of the food and get, Xiaohong heard the old man said that during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, once the Qianlong Emperor went to Linqing to inspect, saw the canal docks and scenes, and the taste of food is similar to Tianjin, he casually said: "Really a small Tianjin." Since then, Linqing has also had the reputation of "Little Tianjin".
But whether it is for this reason or not, linqing's cuisine can be said to be countless, there are enough food feasts to attract everyone, a variety of noodles, soups, dishes, tofu and so on, it is really a city of food. Then the foodie babies will follow the small editor to see the various gourmet snacks in Linqing.
Tofu eaten on a wooden board - tofu on a board
As the name suggests, the board tofu is eaten with a rectangular wooden board, and this tofu is also called water tofu in Linqing. It is made by peeling the soybeans and then soaking them in water, grinding them into juice, filtering out the soy milk with gauze, and then pouring them into a pot and boiling and adding brine. The characteristics of pallet tofu are white and delicate, sweet and delicious, and rich in nutrition. In Linqing Pallet Tofu is a more popular early snack, the boss cut the tofu into pieces and then stacked on the special wooden board, can be eaten directly, even if you do not put any condiments are fragrant, mouth-watering.
Linqing's board tofu is also allusion, it is said that as early as the Ming Dynasty, there was a poor Xiucai who entered Beijing to take the exam, when passing through Linqing, the coils on his body have been used up, because he did not eat for a few days and fell on the road hungry, at this time an old man who sold tofu lifted it up, because there was no other tool, he used a wooden board to support tofu to feed Xiucai, so he saved his life, and later this Xiucai golden list title came back to repay the favor, and the board tofu was also famous for this.
Household name - Pro Halal Eight Bowls
The eight bowls of Linqing are known to everyone in the local area, especially the eight bowls on the rural red and white matters, which are called a delicious one. As the name suggests, the eight bowls are eight dishes on the banquet, and later after improvement, nine bowls were bred, which were added from the traditional eight bowls with lamb tail braised kelp and braised whole lamb, removing the meat mix, while the nine bowls were used for white events and eight bowls for happy events. These traditional delicacies are steamed in a steamer, basically do not move the wok, eat fragrant and delicious, a soup of eight flavors, fragrant but not greasy, is definitely a rare delicacy.
Passed down for a hundred years - Jimei pickles
If you want to talk about the traditional cuisine of Linqing, you have to mention Jimei pickles. Linqing Jimei pickle pickle more than 70 Qing Dynasty Qianlong fifty-seven years (1792 AD), more than two hundred years of history, it and the famous Beijing Liubiju, Baoding Huai Mao and Jining Yutang, known as the four major sauce gardens in Jiangbei, the most famous Linqing into the Beijing curd milk is from the Jimei sauce garden, in addition to the people's favorite sweet sauce melon.
Burn wheat
In addition, Linqing cuisine also includes: Liu Yazi Bairen, a large fragrant crispy wine and good dish; hot lamb tripe that makes you want to eat twice; roasted wheat, one of the four famous foods in Linqing; the food Eight Treasure Cloth Bag Chicken in the memory of a generation; the shixiang noodles with up to a dozen dishes, which are self-contained; and the classic breakfast delicacies such as sheep soup and tofu. There are also roasted cakes with meat, casseroles, Haozhuang devil's chicken, bridgehead fried fish, haggis with fire, cake rolls, wontons, ramen and so on, and so on, and it is not too much to say that these delicacies alone are known as "Little Tianjin". If you also know what other food snacks this thousand-year-old city has, please feel free to leave a message below to add.