Haizhou District, belonging to Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, is located in the north of the Yangtze River Delta, northeast of Jiangsu Province, located on the shore of the Yellow Sea, the intersection of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle and the Shandong Peninsula Urban Agglomeration, and is the political, economic and cultural center of Lianyungang City. At the same time, it is also the root of lianyungang city and the source of culture, known as "Donghai Famous County" and "the first city of Huaihai Donglai". In this issue, we will introduce some of the local food and snack specialties.
Shrimp cake
Haizhou Bay fishery grows a mollusk shaped like a praying mantis and shrimp, commonly known as "shrimp mother-in-law". The shrimp mother-in-law has a large body and a lot of meat, and the female shrimp mother is generally the best. The way to identify a female shrimp woman is very simple, where there is a white orthograph "king" under the neck. It is cooked in brine, on a par with brine shrimp. People are also accustomed to washing the shrimp to remove the tail, using a rolling stick to squeeze out the gravy from its head to the tail, adding a small amount of batter and eggs to bake into a cake, commonly known as shrimp cake, stir-frying to make soup is delicious.

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Casserole stew with donkey meat
Casserole stewed donkey meat is exquisite and very distinctive. The nutritional content of donkey meat is also very high, containing protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc., and is a good raw material for cooking dishes. The so-called "dragon meat in heaven, donkey meat on earth".
Steamed turtle "Overlord Becky"
Lianyungang is rich in turtles, in addition to more wild turtles, but also artificially raised turtles, the production is quite abundant. The turtle is steamed as well, and "Bawang Bieji" is its masterpiece, named because the locals also call the turtle "Wang Ba", taking the harmonic sounds of "eight" and "chicken". Its unique flavor, smooth and tender chicken, is a tonic for beauty and fitness.
Steamed eels
Eel farming in Donghai County, Lianyungang City has a history of many years
Steamed eel is to take an eel, about 500-750 grams, slaughtered in warm hot water to blanch the mucus on the body, take out the internal organs, rinse well, green onion, ginger cut into fine wires for later. Cut the eel into slices of about 3 cm, arrange it into plum blossom shapes, mix salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, pepper and rice wine into a juice and pour it on the eel, then put in lard, wrap it in plastic wrap and steam it for 8-10 minutes, take out and put the green onion and ginger shreds, pour hot oil on it.
Lotus iron finch
Lotus iron finch, with a unique flavor, crisp and refreshing when eaten. Iron finches are a specialty of the coastal areas of Lianyungang City, fry them until they are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and pour sweet and sour sauce to serve. Stir-fried head is made with white fruit, chestnuts and other ingredients plus soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and other spices, stir-fried iron sparrow, quite a mountain wild flavor.
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