Walking all over the world, weihai, Weihai has The longest coastline in China, a large number of natural, high-quality beaches and islands, as well as flat and quiet bays, clear and transparent seawater, free-flying seagulls, you can drive by the sea, bathe in the morning sun, you can also play with the sea and the waves, close to feel Weihai's desirable blue sea and silver sand. Weihai can be said to be a good place to live, travel and pension.
In fact, in addition to the rich tourism resources of Weihai, its cuisine is also famous in the country, eating the sea by the sea, especially the seafood here is not only diverse, delicious and nutritious, but also recognized as the seafood capital of the country.
Our trip to Weihai, really can be said to be a vacation trip, not only drove China's most beautiful Qianli Shanhai self-driving highway, went to Liugong Island, the most famous island in Shandong, visited China's most beautiful yantian Weihai Quge Yandun Mountain Salt Field, and the meals are all big meals, and every meal is evocative.
According to local friends, Weihai is the birthplace of Lu cuisine, the first of the eight major cuisines in China, and is known as the "hometown of cooking". The cuisine here has a long history, especially on the 900-kilometer coastline, rich in a variety of valuable sea cucumbers, scallops, abalone, conch, prawns, gagi and other seafood, which determines the characteristics of Weihai catering based on seafood ingredients, especially the production of small seafood is the most distinctive.
Here are a few of the delicacies we have eaten to share with you, the picture above is the famous spicy snail, when eating, you need to grasp the tail end of the snail with your hand, the mouth contains the snail part of the hard suction, the meat is sucked out, and the spicy and spicy, with the fresh aroma of seafood, let people eat to take the mouth.
Braised sea cucumber is a traditional food in Weihai, with delicate and delicious meat. Sea cucumber is rich in nutrients, is the best of Weihai seafood, braised cooking is more delicate, more suitable for people with good salty and fresh taste, it is said that often eat sea cucumber, as well as nourishing yin and kidney, enhance the effect of the body's immunity.
According to local friends, Weihai people eat dumplings on New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other traditional festivals, especially on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, they must eat dumplings. Dumplings are called "steamed bread" and "yuanbao", which means to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, and to pin people's expectations and blessings for a better life. The mackerel dumplings are more loved by the locals because the mackerel is tender and rich in protein, vitamins and other nutrients. As a dumpling filling, the meat of mackerel is more delicious, without adding other unnecessary spices, and a little ginger and leeks, the delicate taste is endless.
Abalone is also a must-taste, it is not only a traditional Chinese precious ingredient, but also ranked first in Weihai's four sea flavors, known as the "ear of the ocean". Weihai's abalone is rich in protein and globulin, as well as more calcium, iron, iodine and vitamin A and other nutrients, often eating is beneficial to health.
Among the many seafood in Weihai, the one that impressed me the most was the seafood steamer eaten on Liugong Island, when the lid of the pot was lifted, the heat steamed, followed by the extreme freshness of seafood, pouring into the nasal cavity, wantonly provoking everyone's taste buds, making people wanton, eager to eat, the declaration of weight loss has long been forgotten to the cloud of nine nights.